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Focus on green tech to tackle climate change, says UK's climate adviserhttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/03/green-tech-key-to-tackling-climate-change-says-uks-climate-adviser
<p>Sir David King says green technology deserves as much attention as being given to details of negotiations for Paris </p><p>Green technology should be as much a focus of tackling climate change as the United Nations negotiations leading up to a <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/global-climate-talks">crunch conference in Paris</a> this December, the UK’s top foreign office adviser on climate said on Tuesday.</p><p>Sir David King, former chief scientific adviser to the UK government and now the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/people/david-king">special representative for climate change</a>, said: “Technology is moving ahead very rapidly. I think we need to focus not only on the details of the negotiations, but also on what the technological revolution is going to bring to us.”</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/03/green-tech-key-to-tackling-climate-change-says-uks-climate-adviser">Continue reading...</a>Renewable energyGlobal climate talksEnvironmentEuropeUK newsGreen economyCOP 21: UN climate change conference | ParisTue, 03 Mar 2015 16:42:10 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/03/green-tech-key-to-tackling-climate-change-says-uks-climate-adviserFiona Harvey2015-03-03T16:42:10ZBank of England warns of huge financial risk from fossil fuel investmentshttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/03/bank-of-england-warns-of-financial-risk-from-fossil-fuel-investments
<p>Global action on climate change could cause insurers’ investments in fossil fuels to take a huge hit, says bank’s prudential regulation authority</p><p>Insurance companies could suffer a “huge hit” if their investments in fossil fuel companies are rendered worthless by action on climate change, <a href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/Pages/speeches/2015/804.aspx">the Bank of England warned</a> on Tuesday.</p><p>“One live risk right now is of insurers investing in assets that could be left ‘stranded’ by policy changes which limit the use of fossil fuels,” said Paul Fisher, deputy head of the bank’s prudential regulation authority (PRA) that supervises banks and insurers and is tasked with avoiding systemic risks to the economy.<br /></p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/03/bank-of-england-warns-of-financial-risk-from-fossil-fuel-investments">Continue reading...</a>Fossil fuelsEnvironmentClimate changeBusinessBank of EnglandEnergyGlobal climate talksUK newsFossil fuel divestmentEconomicsTue, 03 Mar 2015 10:55:27 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/03/bank-of-england-warns-of-financial-risk-from-fossil-fuel-investmentsDamian Carrington2015-03-03T10:55:27ZAir pollution will kill thousands in Europe, EEA warnshttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/03/air-pollution-will-kill-thousands-in-europe-eea-warns
<p>EU environment watchdog blames governments for failing to act on air pollution warnings saying it will lead to premature deaths across the countries </p><p>Hundreds of thousands of Europeans will suffer a premature death in the next two decades as the result of governments’ failure to act on air pollution, Europe’s environmental watchdog has warned.</p><p>In 2011, the latest year for which figures have been reliably collated, more than 400,000 are estimated to have died prematurely as a result of breathing toxic fumes, despite recent improvements in some countries</p><p> <span>Related: </span><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/03/five-things-weve-learned-about-the-state-of-the-uks-environment">Five things we've learned about the state of the UK's environment</a> </p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/03/air-pollution-will-kill-thousands-in-europe-eea-warns">Continue reading...</a>PollutionEnvironmentGreenhouse gas emissionsEuropeEuropean UnionWorld newsUK newsTue, 03 Mar 2015 05:01:07 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/03/air-pollution-will-kill-thousands-in-europe-eea-warnsFiona Harvey2015-03-03T05:01:07ZPeregrine falcon found shot dead at Derbyshire Wildlife Trust's headquartershttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/03/peregrine-falcon-found-shot-dead-at-derbyshire-wildlife-trusts-headquarters
<p>Police launch investigation into illegal killing of male bird of prey that was nesting in a mill tower at the Trust’s offices in Belper</p><p>A peregrine falcon which was nesting on Derbyshire Wildlife Trust’s office roof has been discovered shot dead outside the building in Belper.</p><p>Police have launched an investigation into the illegal killing after the corpse of the male bird was found by a local photographer and x-rays <a href="http://www.derbyshirewildlifetrust.org.uk/news/2015/03/02/shot-peregrine-found-dead-derbyshire-wildlife-trust-headquarters">revealed it had been recently killed by a shot lodged in its shoulder</a>.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/03/peregrine-falcon-found-shot-dead-at-derbyshire-wildlife-trusts-headquarters">Continue reading...</a>BirdsEnvironmentWildlifeAnimalsUK newsDerbyEndangered speciesConservationTue, 03 Mar 2015 13:32:55 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/03/peregrine-falcon-found-shot-dead-at-derbyshire-wildlife-trusts-headquartersPatrick Barkham2015-03-03T13:32:55ZLifespan of consumer electronics is getting shorter, study findshttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/03/lifespan-of-consumer-electronics-is-getting-shorter-study-finds
<p>Investigation of built-in obsolescence for German environment agency finds percentage of products sold to replace defective ones has increased remarkably, <a href="http://www.endseurope.com/39711/electronic-goods-life-spans-shrinking-study-indicates">reports ENDS Europe</a></p><p>Electronic product life spans are getting shorter, an investigation of built-in obsolescence for the German environment agency has indicated.</p><p>But consumers’ desire to replace products such as flat-screen TVs with newer model is also a major factor in what the research identified as increasingly wasteful consumption of electronic goods.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/03/lifespan-of-consumer-electronics-is-getting-shorter-study-finds">Continue reading...</a>EnvironmentWasteTechnologyGadgetsConsumer affairsMoneyEnergy efficiencyEthical and green livingEnergyTue, 03 Mar 2015 12:32:24 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/03/lifespan-of-consumer-electronics-is-getting-shorter-study-findsSusanna Ala-Kurikka for ENDS Europe, part of the Guardian Environment Network2015-03-03T12:32:24ZEd Davey announces £3m for 'boilers on prescription' schemehttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/03/ed-davey-announces-3m-for-boilers-on-prescription-scheme
<p>Plan to eventually roll out scheme across England to let GPs prescribe boilers, insulation and double glazing to fuel-poor patients <br></p><p> The UK government is preparing a national programme for doctors to prescribe boilers, insulation and double glazing to fuel-poor patients suffering from diseases exacerbated by cold homes.</p><p>The energy secretary Ed Davey will on Tuesday announce &pound;3m funding to fund preparatory work on the scheme across England aspart of the government’s fuel poverty strategy. He said health secretary Jeremy Hunt was supportive of the scheme.</p><p> <span>Related: </span><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/05/landlords-draughty-homes-ban">Landlords to be banned from letting draughtiest homes</a> </p><p> <span>Related: </span><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/dec/09/boiler-on-prescription-scheme-transforms-lives-saves-nhs-money">'Boiler on prescription' scheme transforms lives and saves NHS money</a> </p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/03/ed-davey-announces-3m-for-boilers-on-prescription-scheme">Continue reading...</a>EnergyEnergy efficiencyEnergy billsGPsHealthGreen politicsUK newsDoctorsNHSHealth policyEd DaveyEnvironmentTue, 03 Mar 2015 06:30:09 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/03/ed-davey-announces-3m-for-boilers-on-prescription-schemeKarl Mathiesen2015-03-03T06:30:09ZChina's illegal ivory traders exploiting online markethttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/03/chinas-illegal-ivory-traders-exploiting-online-market
<p>Over half of thousands of online advertisements for illegal wildlife products are for ivory, with other products including rhino horn, tiger bone and turtle shells, a wildlife trade monitoring network said </p><p>China’s booming e-commerce websites have carried thousands of advertisements for illegal wildlife products including ivory, rhino horn and tiger bone, a wildlife trade monitoring network said on Tuesday.<br /></p><p>More than half of such products offered online in recent months are ivory, the British group Traffic found in <a href="http://www.traffic.org/storage/China-monitoring-report.pdf">a survey of 15 Chinese retail websites over a two year period</a>.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/03/chinas-illegal-ivory-traders-exploiting-online-market">Continue reading...</a>Illegal wildlife tradeConservationWildlifeAnimalsEnvironmentChinaAsia PacificEndangered speciesTue, 03 Mar 2015 10:22:01 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/03/chinas-illegal-ivory-traders-exploiting-online-marketAgence France-Presse2015-03-03T10:22:01ZWould a Labour or Tory government be better for the environment?http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/03/labour-tory-government-be-better-for-environment
<p>We look at how the two big parties compare on green issues, from climate change and clean energy to fracking and animal welfare</p><p>After five years of a government that <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2010/may/14/cameron-wants-greenest-government-ever">aspired to being the greenest ever</a>, what can we expect from the next parliament? </p><p>Here’s how the two big parties stand on some of the key upcoming environmental issues, from crunch UN climate negotiations and how and whether the UK should frack, to what to do about the country’s energy inefficient homes and whether the government should keep killing badgers.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/03/labour-tory-government-be-better-for-environment">Continue reading...</a>Green politicsEnvironmentClimate changeEnergy efficiencyShale gas and frackingEnergyLabourConservativesPoliticsUK newsGeneral election 2015Tue, 03 Mar 2015 07:00:11 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/03/labour-tory-government-be-better-for-environmentKarl Mathiesen2015-03-03T07:00:11ZGlobal warming contributed to Syria's 2011 uprising, scientists claimhttp://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/02/global-warming-worsened-syria-drought-study
<p>US study claims regime’s unsustainable agricultural policies meant drought led to collapse of farming in north-eastern region and triggered mass migration to cities and added to feelings of discontent<br></p><p>The prolonged and devastating drought that sparked the mass migration of rural workers into Syrian cities before the 2011 uprising was probably made worse by greenhouse gas emissions, US scientists say.</p><p>The study is one of the first to implicate global warming from human activities as one of the factors that played into the Syrian conflict which is estimated to have claimed more than 190,000 lives.<br /></p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/02/global-warming-worsened-syria-drought-study">Continue reading...</a>DroughtSyriaEnvironmentClimate changeWorld newsMiddle East and North AfricaWaterMon, 02 Mar 2015 20:00:08 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/02/global-warming-worsened-syria-drought-studyIan Sample, science editor2015-03-02T20:00:08ZShould the UK be subsidising the world's first tidal lagoons?http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/02/should-the-uk-be-subsidising-the-worlds-first-tidal-lagoons
<p>Company begins approval process for project that could power 1.5m homes in Wales, but concerns remain over enormity of scale and high electricity costs </p><p>The company planning to build a series of massive tidal lagoons in the UK claim their project can generate electricity that will be competitive with offshore wind and nuclear power. But experts have urged the government to take a cautious approach to the massive capital investment.</p><p>The world’s first tidal lagoon power station is ready to begin construction in Swansea, Wales should it attain planning approval. The project <a href="http://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/index/cr_fuel_water_post_digital_telecoms/swansea-bay-lagoon-consutation.htm">has been criticised</a> for its exorbitant electricity costs, estimated to be &pound;168/MWh. When the project begins generation in 2018, <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/26/uk-backs-315m-renewable-energy-projects">onshore wind will be producing electricity for less than half of this price</a>.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/02/should-the-uk-be-subsidising-the-worlds-first-tidal-lagoons">Continue reading...</a>EnvironmentWind powerRenewable energyEnergyUK newsWalesEnergy industryMon, 02 Mar 2015 17:20:12 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/02/should-the-uk-be-subsidising-the-worlds-first-tidal-lagoonsKarl Mathiesen2015-03-02T17:20:12ZLewis Pugh's Antarctic swim – in pictureshttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2015/mar/02/lewis-pughs-antarctic-swim-in-pictures
<p>British endurance swimmer and United Nations Environment Programme patron of the oceans, <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/02/bay-of-whales-is-a-terrifying-place-to-swim-says-oceans-campaigner">completes most southerly swim in human history</a> after swimming in the Bay of Whales, Ross Sea</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2015/mar/02/lewis-pughs-antarctic-swim-in-pictures">Continue reading...</a>OceansMarine lifeWildlifeEnvironmentSwimmingAntarcticaFitnessWorld newsMon, 02 Mar 2015 15:10:57 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2015/mar/02/lewis-pughs-antarctic-swim-in-picturesGuardian Staff2015-03-02T15:10:57ZOslo divests from coal companieshttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/02/oslo-divests-from-coal-companies
<p>City becomes first capital in the world to join fossil fuel divestment movement, following demonstration of 1,000 people in February</p><p>The City of Oslo has committed to selling off its investments in coal companies, citing the environmental damage caused by the fuel. It joins almost <a href="http://gofossilfree.org/commitments/">40 cities around the world</a>, including San Francisco and Oxford, UK, in dumping fossil fuel stocks but is the first capital city to do so.</p><p>Olso’s finance commissioner, <a href="http://www.nrk.no/ostlandssendingen/oslo-sier-nei-til-kullkraft-1.12233809">Eirik Lae Solberg, told Norway’s state broadcaster</a> NRK: “We are pulling ourselves out of coal companies, because power generation based on coal is one of the most environmentally harmful in the energy sector. We want to use our investments to promote more environmentally-friendly energy and a more environmentally-friendly society.”</p><p>Big first step: Oslo divests from coal! <a href="http://t.co/bce8ytHQPl">http://t.co/bce8ytHQPl</a></p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/02/oslo-divests-from-coal-companies">Continue reading...</a>Fossil fuel divestmentEnvironmentClimate changeNorwayWorld newsGreenhouse gas emissionsMon, 02 Mar 2015 16:00:46 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/02/oslo-divests-from-coal-companiesDamian Carrington2015-03-02T16:00:46ZViral China pollution film is brave, personal and powerfulhttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/chinas-choice/2015/mar/02/viral-china-pollution-film-is-brave-personal-and-powerful
<p>Chai Jing’s documentary Under the Dome is praised by environmentalist Ma Jun for raising public awareness of China’s air pollution crisis</p><p>A documentary about China’s shockingly high levels of air pollution that has gone viral within China is being compared to <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2011/jul/12/al-gore-climate-change">Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth</a> and <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/science/2012/may/27/rachel-carson-silent-spring-anniversary">Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring</a>. </p><p>The self-funded documentary, Under the Dome, by former state television presenter Chai Jing, takes a stark look at China’s air pollution woes by combining personal narrative, striking imagery, on-the-the ground interviews with scientific evidence. <br /></p><p> <span>Related: </span><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/02/china-environmental-policy-documentary-under-the-dome-chai-jing-video">Phenomenal success for new film that criticises China's environmental policy</a> </p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/chinas-choice/2015/mar/02/viral-china-pollution-film-is-brave-personal-and-powerful">Continue reading...</a>EnvironmentChinaPollutionWorld newsAsia PacificMon, 02 Mar 2015 13:53:34 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/chinas-choice/2015/mar/02/viral-china-pollution-film-is-brave-personal-and-powerfulJennifer Duggan in Shanghai2015-03-02T13:53:34ZMembers of €32bn Danish pension funds to vote on fossil fuel divestmenthttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/02/members-of-32bn-danish-pension-funds-vote-fossil-fuel-divestment
<p>Series of resolutions asks six of Denmark’s pension funds to drop their ‘black money’ investments in coal, oil and gas projects that cause climate change </p><p>Hundreds of thousands of academics, engineers and lawyers in Denmark are set to vote on divesting their €32bn (&pound;23bn) pension funds from the fossil fuels that drive climate change.</p><p>The first of a series of resolutions will be filed on Monday asking six funds to dump their coal investments by 2018 and exclude high-risk oil and gas projects such as <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/24/shell-shelves-plan-for-tar-sands-project-in-face-of-low-oil-prices">tar sands extraction</a> and <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/jan/29/shell-determined-arctic-oil-drilling-summer">Arctic drilling</a>.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/02/members-of-32bn-danish-pension-funds-vote-fossil-fuel-divestment">Continue reading...</a>Fossil fuel divestmentFossil fuelsEnergyClimate changeDenmarkEuropeMon, 02 Mar 2015 06:01:06 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/02/members-of-32bn-danish-pension-funds-vote-fossil-fuel-divestmentDamian Carrington2015-03-02T06:01:06ZGiant panda numbers up 17%, China reportshttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/02/giant-panda-numbers-up-17-china-reports
<p>State media says 1,864 giant pandas alive in the wild at the end of 2013, compared to 268 fewer in 2003</p><p>China’s population of wild giant pandas jumped nearly 17% over a decade with conservation measures credited as being behind the increase, according to state media citing an official survey.<br /></p><p>The investigation by the State Forestry Administration (SFA) found that by the end of 2013 China had 1,864 giant pandas alive in the wild, marking an increase of 268 individuals, or 16.8%, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday.</p><p> <span>Related: </span><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/science/animal-magic/2015/feb/28/china-survey-wild-panda-increase">Yes, we have more pandas</a> </p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/02/giant-panda-numbers-up-17-china-reports">Continue reading...</a>WildlifeConservationChinaWorld newsAsia PacificEnvironmentMon, 02 Mar 2015 09:28:28 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/02/giant-panda-numbers-up-17-china-reportsAFP2015-03-02T09:28:28ZBritish public thinks wind power subsidies are 14 times higher than realityhttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/02/british-public-thinks-wind-power-subsidies-are-14-times-higher-than-reality
<p>Polling for renewable energy trade body finds misconceptions around wind power despite popular support for the technology</p><p>The UK public believes that wind power subsidies paid by consumers are many times higher than they actually are, according to polling for the industry.<br /></p><p>A survey questioned 2,000 people for industry body RenewableUK about what they thought payments for wind farms added to fuel bills, and found the average estimate was &pound;259 for a typical &pound;1,300 dual-fuel energy bill.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/02/british-public-thinks-wind-power-subsidies-are-14-times-higher-than-reality">Continue reading...</a>Wind powerEnvironmentRenewable energyUK newsEnergyMon, 02 Mar 2015 12:26:03 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/02/british-public-thinks-wind-power-subsidies-are-14-times-higher-than-realityPress Association2015-03-02T12:26:03ZBrazil's king of deforestation dethroned in drive to beat land clearershttp://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/02/brazils-king-of-deforestation-dethroned-in-drive-to-beat-land-clearers
<p>Arrest of Ezekiel Castanha shines new spotlight on financial crime and may help bring breakthrough in effort to protect Amazon rainforest<br></p><p>For most of the past six years, Ezequiel Ant&ocirc;nio Castanha had seemed a pillar of the community in the small Amazonian city of Novo Progresso. As the owner of a supermarket, hotel and car dealership, he provided more jobs than anyone else. Outside his municipality, few had heard of him. Neighbours described him as a “<em>pessoa normal</em>” (regular guy).<br /></p><p>Today, however, the thick-set, middle-aged man sits in jail with a notoriety across Brazil as a Tony Soprano-like character whose businesses were used to launder money from one of the biggest land clearance syndicates ever uncovered.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/02/brazils-king-of-deforestation-dethroned-in-drive-to-beat-land-clearers">Continue reading...</a>BrazilDeforestationAmericasConservationTrees and forestsAmazon rainforestEnvironmentGlobal developmentMon, 02 Mar 2015 07:00:07 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/02/brazils-king-of-deforestation-dethroned-in-drive-to-beat-land-clearersJonathan Watts in Rio de Janeiro2015-03-02T07:00:07ZFracking ban forcing some New York towns to consider redrawing state lineshttp://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/feb/28/new-york-fracking-ban-upstate-talk-seceding-pennsylvania
<ul><li>Talk of a secession brews in parts of upstate as some eye Pennsylvania<br></li><li>Local officials say ban hurts economically struggling areas </li></ul><p> <span>Related: </span><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/dec/17/new-york-state-fracking-ban-two-years-public-health">New York state to ban fracking over 'red flags' to public health</a> </p><p>Plenty of people leave New York state but in a job-hungry stretch of upstate, folks talk about staying put – and seceding to Pennsylvania.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/feb/28/new-york-fracking-ban-upstate-talk-seceding-pennsylvania">Continue reading...</a>EnvironmentNew YorkUS newsOilOil spillsOil and gas companiesEnergy industrySat, 28 Feb 2015 16:25:01 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/feb/28/new-york-fracking-ban-upstate-talk-seceding-pennsylvaniaAssociated Press in Conklin, New York2015-02-28T16:25:01ZLong-tailed riders of the waveshttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/28/country-diary-scotland-long-tailed-ducks-knot
<strong>Burghead, Highlands </strong>There they were, ignoring the stormy sea around them as they rode the waves with ease<p>Part of the attraction of going to the coast and seeing the various moods of the sea is the anticipation as you get closer. Such was the case last weekend. With the strong offshore wind and sunshine, it promised be spectacular – and it was.</p><p>The high waves seemed as though they had built up from way out on the dark-green sea. The backcloth in the far distance was the hills of Sutherland, where, with the recent rise in temperatures, melting snow formed long, jagged patterns down from the high tops. Close to, almost too close, the breakers hit the rocky shore and with the sunshine the startling white foam dominated the scene.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/28/country-diary-scotland-long-tailed-ducks-knot">Continue reading...</a>EnvironmentBirdsWinterWildlifeScotlandRural affairsUK newsSat, 28 Feb 2015 05:30:08 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/28/country-diary-scotland-long-tailed-ducks-knotRay Collier2015-02-28T05:30:08ZThe week in wildlife – in pictureshttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2015/feb/27/the-week-in-wildlife-in-pictures
<p>A rescued baby orangutan, spectacular breaching whale and foraging wood mouse are among this week’s pick of images from the natural world</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2015/feb/27/the-week-in-wildlife-in-pictures">Continue reading...</a>EnvironmentWildlifeAnimalsWorld newsZoologyFri, 27 Feb 2015 16:24:24 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2015/feb/27/the-week-in-wildlife-in-picturesEric Hilaire2015-02-27T16:24:24ZWhat happened to the lobbyists who tried to reshape the US view of climate change?http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/27/what-happened-to-lobbyists-who-tried-reshape-us-view-climate-change
<p>In 1998 major fossil fuel companies put $2m behind a plan that would effectively fuel the fires of climate science scepticism among the American public. We reveal where the 12 people behind that plan are now</p><p>In early 1998, some of the biggest fossil fuel companies in the world were hatching a plan to hijack the science of human-caused global warming.<br /></p><p>Representatives from major fossil fuel corporations and industry groups had joined forces with operatives from major conservative think tanks and public relations experts to draft what they called their <a href="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/1676446-global-climate-science-communications-plan-1998.html">Global Climate Science Communications (GCSC) plan</a>.</p><p> <span>Related: </span><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/21/climate-change-denier-willie-soon-funded-energy-industry">Work of prominent climate change denier was funded by energy industry</a> </p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/27/what-happened-to-lobbyists-who-tried-reshape-us-view-climate-change">Continue reading...</a>Climate change scepticismClimate changeClimate changeScienceUS newsFossil fuelsEnvironmentEnergyFri, 27 Feb 2015 12:50:47 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/27/what-happened-to-lobbyists-who-tried-reshape-us-view-climate-changeGraham Readfearn2015-02-27T12:50:47ZMadagascar's frogs at risk as killer fungus found on island for first timehttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/27/madagascars-frogs-at-risk-killer-fungus-found-island-first-time
<p>A fungus that devastates amphibian populations – often to extinction – is now widespread on the island and could threaten its 500 frog species, say scientists </p><p>Scientists say a fungus that has devastated global frog populations has reached Madagascar, putting the island’s 500 endemic frog species in danger.</p><p>The amphibian-rich islands of Madagascar, Borneo and New Guinea have remained conspicuously free of the <em>Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis</em><em> (Bd) </em>fungus, which<em> </em>has caused population crashes on every continent where amphibians occur.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/27/madagascars-frogs-at-risk-killer-fungus-found-island-first-time">Continue reading...</a>Endangered speciesConservationWildlifeEnvironmentAnimalsMadagascarAfricaFri, 27 Feb 2015 11:05:57 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/27/madagascars-frogs-at-risk-killer-fungus-found-island-first-timeKarl Mathiesen2015-02-27T11:05:57ZOn the Beach: killer plastic art at the end of the earth – videohttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/australia-culture-blog/video/2015/mar/02/albany-plastics-ocean-festival-artist-tim-pearn-video
On an isolated stretch of Western Australian beach, artist Tim Pearn creates works from washed-up plastic waste collected over the course of a year on Albany's Goode beach. The resulting artworks, both beautiful and disturbing, are on show during the Great Southern festival, part of the 2015 Perth festival <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/australia-culture-blog/video/2015/mar/02/albany-plastics-ocean-festival-artist-tim-pearn-video">Continue reading...</a>Art and designEnvironmentCulturePerth festival 2015World newsPlastic bagsWestern AustraliaAustralia newsArtPhotographyMon, 02 Mar 2015 00:00:54 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/australia-culture-blog/video/2015/mar/02/albany-plastics-ocean-festival-artist-tim-pearn-videoVideo produced by Bill Code, presented by Monica Tan2015-03-02T00:00:54ZSwitzerland becomes first country to submit Paris climate deal pledgehttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/27/switzerland-becomes-first-country-to-submit-paris-climate-deal-pledge
<p>Swiss government says it will cut greenhouse gas emissions 50% by 2030 as part of a UN deal on global warming later this year, <a href="http://www.rtcc.org/2015/02/27/switzerland-issues-pledge-for-un-climate-change-pact/">reports RTCC</a></p><p>Switzerland has become the first country to formally communicate its contribution to a UN climate change deal: 50% greenhouse gas cuts on 1990 levels by 2030.</p><p>Released on Friday, the Swiss government says 30% of those cuts will be achieved within the country, with the remaining 20% through carbon markets or other forms of offsets.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/27/switzerland-becomes-first-country-to-submit-paris-climate-deal-pledge">Continue reading...</a>EnvironmentSwitzerlandWorld newsEuropeCOP 21: UN climate change conference | ParisGlobal climate talksFri, 27 Feb 2015 16:03:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/27/switzerland-becomes-first-country-to-submit-paris-climate-deal-pledgeEd King for RTCC, part of the Guardian Environment Network2015-02-27T16:03:00ZPrince William will take plight of Africa's elephants 'behind enemy lines' in Chinahttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/27/prince-william-take-plight-africas-elephants-behind-enemy-lines-china
<p>Duke of Cambridge’s visit to China next month will be a diplomatic walk on eggshells. The elephant in the room is a domestic ivory ban as soon as possible – but he knows we can’t point fingers, we can only cross them</p><p>In Africa a blood drenched war on wildlife is raging and next month Prince William is going behind enemy lines. This is a man with a passionate mastery of a bleak situation. While others understandably genuflect to China’s tumescent economic power, with tongues out for crumbs, his is a higher purpose. </p><p>There are at most 500,000 elephants left in Africa and the prince will be taking their desperate plight to the political elite, which by an egregious sin of omission is complicit in the slaughter and foreseeable demise of <em>Loxodonta africana</em>.</p><p> <span>Related: </span><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/20/david-attenborough-calls-on-chinese-president-end-ivory-trade">David Attenborough calls on Chinese president to end ivory trade</a> </p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/27/prince-william-take-plight-africas-elephants-behind-enemy-lines-china">Continue reading...</a>Illegal wildlife tradeEnvironmentChinaConservationWildlifePrince WilliamAfricaEndangered speciesFri, 27 Feb 2015 14:04:03 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/27/prince-william-take-plight-africas-elephants-behind-enemy-lines-chinaNicky Campbell2015-02-27T14:04:03ZInternational Polar Bear Day - in pictureshttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2015/feb/27/international-polar-bear-day-in-pictures
<p>Wildlife guide and presenter Paul Goldstein brings together his favourite polar bear photos from Spitsbergen, Norway, to celebrate <em>Ursus maritimus</em></p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2015/feb/27/international-polar-bear-day-in-pictures">Continue reading...</a>EnvironmentPhotographyNorwayWildlifeFri, 27 Feb 2015 07:00:04 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2015/feb/27/international-polar-bear-day-in-picturesGuardian Staff2015-02-27T07:00:04ZWorld should not rush to judge Paris climate deal, says top US negotiatorhttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/27/world-should-not-rush-to-judge-paris-climate-deal-says-top-us-negotiator
<p>Todd Stern says failure to produce a significant deal at UN climate change summit would be damaging but ‘I don’t think that’s going to happen’</p><p>The world should not rush to judgment on the outcome of the Paris talks on climate change later this year, president Obama’s chief climate change official has warned, as it would take a few years for the effects to become apparent.</p><p>Declaring the talks a success or failure too soon would be a distortion, said Todd Stern, US envoy for climate change and the country’s lead negotiator in the UN talks. “We will not know in 2015,” he said. “The rush to judgment, that this [agreement] does not do enough [for example], is not the way to think about this.”</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/27/world-should-not-rush-to-judge-paris-climate-deal-says-top-us-negotiator">Continue reading...</a>COP 21: UN climate change conference | ParisGlobal climate talksEnvironmentClimate changeGreenhouse gas emissionsFri, 27 Feb 2015 10:15:56 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/27/world-should-not-rush-to-judge-paris-climate-deal-says-top-us-negotiatorFiona Harvey2015-02-27T10:15:56ZSarah Storey on training, parenthood and her upcoming world hour record attempthttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/bike-blog/2015/feb/27/cycling-sarah-storey-talks-training-parenthood-ahead-of-world-hour-record-attempt
<p>The cyclist and 11-time Paralymics champion talks to us ahead of her attempt to break the world hour record at the London velodrome on Saturday</p><p>For most athletes, being your country’s most decorated sportsperson in their category a new parent and a dame at the age of 37, would be reason enough to maybe take it a bit easy. But Sarah Storey is no ordinary athlete.</p><p>On Saturday afternoon, Britain’s most-decorated female Paralympian – 11 golds, eight silvers and three bronzes across two sports (swimming and cycling) and six Games – takes on a new challenge, the women’s world hour record. </p><p> <span>Related: </span><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/sport/100-tours-100-tales/2015/feb/27/yvonne-mcgregor-interview-hour-record-sarah-storey-bradley-wiggins">Yvonne McGregor interview: on the Hour record, Sarah Storey and Bradley Wiggins</a> </p><p>It was quite a daunting invitation and one I couldn’t just say, ‘Oh, no thank you.’ to. I came home from a training camp to Manchester and did some sessions on the track, to see what sort of power cost the necessary pace would be. The figures that were coming out were very favourable, and though I wasn’t perhaps in the exact right shape at that point we knew that with a good winter behind me I could be back in that sort of shape within three months. In the end it was a case that I have to say yes, because if don’t say yes I’ll always wonder.</p><p>It’s similar to most events. You’re optimistic because otherwise you wouldn’t have accepted the challenge, but equally if it was a foregone conclusion you probably wouldn’t bother because it wouldn’t be exciting to try. It’s a world record for a reason – it’s a tough challenge.</p><p>It’s one of the purest events, it’s ultimately yourself against the clock, or the distance measurement. The psychological aspects are probably just as tough if not tougher. If you pushed yourself for the full hour you’d push yourself off a cliff. You have to hover on this point where you’re in control of what you doing. If you don’t you’ll just spiral downwards, and get slower and slower.</p><p>It does feel strange, but in a nice way – it’s a reminder of everything that happened in London, and before, and the support.</p><p>It’s not that I ask, but whenever I apply for a new account and you put your title in the drop-down box it’s surprising how few options there are. There’s Mr, Mrs, Ms, Sir, Reverend, Lady, but never Dame.</p><p>One of my current account cards calls me ‘Dame’ but only because the lady who arranged it was so excited to change it.</p><p>It will be a huge thing but it’s not one you can really rely on. Before the London Games I said, I need to be able to win this in an empty room, and the same applies. The crowd will be a 12th man, there’s no doubt that that will be of benefit, but it’s not a conscious factor in what we’re doing.</p><p>The noise and everything else is just part of the event we don’t control. As with any race, we control the control-ables and make sure we focus on the things we can make the best.</p><p>It’s not really a consideration. I started out in life not even realising the Paralympic Games existed. As a youngster all my events, until the Games in 1992, were in able-bodied sport. For me it’s just sport. </p><p>I’m one of many athletes who joins the two parts of the sport. Most of the girls I race against at the world championships are part of professional road teams. I’m probably one of the few who isn’t.</p><p>To a certain extent, yes. There are some areas where we’ve still got huge hurdles, with the way the sport is governed at UCI level – it’s very, very separate. Paracycling is still very much a poor cousin to able-bodied cycling. We have no track World Cups, we really struggle to get World Championships dates on the calendar.</p><p>But in other areas, like the way the outside world looks at the sport, and the media coverage, I’m just talked about as a cyclist. But it remains to be seen if that’s just me. It would be interesting to ask other cyclists.</p><p>You just to accept that there’s some days where training is a little bit different. I’ve never had to miss a session. You just adjust things like timings, if she’s a bit poorly. The night before the individual pursuit at the World Championships last year, I was up all night because she was sick. But I still won the 3k. </p><p>It’s just part of life. The things that go wrong aren’t to be resented. They’re to be dealt with. They’re part of what happens when you’re a mum and I wouldn’t have it any other way. She’s the absolute best thing ever, and I’m so chuffed to have her at races.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/bike-blog/2015/feb/27/cycling-sarah-storey-talks-training-parenthood-ahead-of-world-hour-record-attempt">Continue reading...</a>CyclingParalympicsSarah StoreyEnvironmentDisability sportSportFri, 27 Feb 2015 09:58:02 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/bike-blog/2015/feb/27/cycling-sarah-storey-talks-training-parenthood-ahead-of-world-hour-record-attemptPeter Walker2015-02-27T09:58:02ZGlobal warming slowdown probably due to natural cycles, study findshttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/26/global-warming-slowdown-probably-due-to-natural-cycles-study-finds
<p>Manmade warming in past decade has likely been offset by cooling from natural cycles in the Pacific and Atlantic - but effect will reverse in coming decades</p><p>Manmade global warming over the past decade has probably been partly offset by the cooling effect of natural variability in the Earth’s climate system, a team of climate researchers have concluded.<br /></p><p>The finding could help explain the slowdown in temperature rises this century that climate sceptics have seized on as evidence climate change has stopped, even though <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/02/14-15-hottest-years-record-2000-un-global-warming">14 of the 15 hottest years on record have happened since 2000</a>.</p><p>The slowdown in no way invalidates that the burning of fossil fuels will increase Earth’s surface temperature.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/26/global-warming-slowdown-probably-due-to-natural-cycles-study-finds">Continue reading...</a>Climate changeEnvironmentClimate changeScienceClimate change scepticismUK newsWorld newsFossil fuelsOceansThu, 26 Feb 2015 19:00:10 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/26/global-warming-slowdown-probably-due-to-natural-cycles-study-findsAdam Vaughan2015-02-26T19:00:10ZChina bans ivory carving imports for a yearhttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/27/china-bans-ivory-carving-imports-for-a-year
<p>Authorities impose temporary ban amid criticism that China is driving slaughter of African elephants, but wildlife groups say domestic ivory trade needs tackling</p><p>China has imposed a one-year ban on ivory carving imports that took immediate effect on Thursday amid criticism that its citizens’ huge appetite for ivory has fuelled poaching that threatens the existence of African elephants.</p><p>The State Administration of Forestry declared the ban in a public notice posted on its official site, in which it said the administration would not handle any import request.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/27/china-bans-ivory-carving-imports-for-a-year">Continue reading...</a>WildlifeIllegal wildlife tradeEnvironmentChinaConservationWorld newsFri, 27 Feb 2015 08:44:35 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/27/china-bans-ivory-carving-imports-for-a-yearAssociated Press2015-02-27T08:44:35ZThe truth behind the story on the 'world's oldest tree' being cut downhttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/andes-to-the-amazon/2015/feb/26/the-truth-worlds-oldest-tree-cut-down
<p>‘Hoax’ article on the Amazon correctly identifies threats to Brazil-Peru border region</p><p>In December the <a href="http://worldnewsdailyreport.com/loggers-accidentally-cut-down-worlds-oldest-tree-in-amazon/">World News Daily Report</a> (WNDR) published an article claiming that the “world’s oldest tree” had been cut down along the Brazil-Peru border in the Amazon. It stated that a “giant Samauma tree that is thought to be over 5,800 years old” in the “Mats&eacute;s Indigenous Reserve” had been “accidentally” felled by illegal loggers, and quoted “local tribesman leader Tahuactep of the Mats&eacute;s tribe” saying it had “brought darkness upon not only our people, but the whole world.”</p><p>Some media responded by reporting it as fact, others by calling it a hoax. The Independent described it as “one of the 11 weirdest hoaxes of 2014”, while the Washington Post asserted that the WNDR is a “hoax-news site whose stories — we repeat! — are always fake” and “the world’s oldest tree is actually “somewhere in eastern California” and “only 5,062 years old.”</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/andes-to-the-amazon/2015/feb/26/the-truth-worlds-oldest-tree-cut-down">Continue reading...</a>EnvironmentPeruBrazilFri, 27 Feb 2015 00:00:16 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/andes-to-the-amazon/2015/feb/26/the-truth-worlds-oldest-tree-cut-downDavid Hill2015-02-27T00:00:16ZMet backs down on refusal to police climate and women's marcheshttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/26/met-backs-down-on-refusal-to-police-climate-and-womens-marches
<p>Scotland Yard reverses earlier decision not to police Time to Act and Million Women Rise marches, after criticism from campaigners and Boris Johnson</p><p>The London Metropolitan Police have backed down on their refusal to police two protest marches next month after criticism from campaigners and London mayor Boris Johnson.</p><p>But the police maintained that protesters have no ongoing right to assistance from Scotland Yard and future protests remain in doubt.</p><p> <span>Related: </span><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/feb/07/climate-change-marchers-private-security-protest-police">Climate change marchers told to hire private security firm</a> </p><p> <span>Related: </span><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/feb/13/metropolitan-police-london-rally-human-rights-breach-million-women-rise">Met's refusal to police London rally 'may be human rights breach'</a> </p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/26/met-backs-down-on-refusal-to-police-climate-and-womens-marches">Continue reading...</a>ActivismEnvironmentProtestWorld newsClimate changeThu, 26 Feb 2015 16:37:21 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/26/met-backs-down-on-refusal-to-police-climate-and-womens-marchesKarl Mathiesen2015-02-26T16:37:21ZUnderwater Photographer of the Year 2015 winners – in pictureshttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2015/feb/26/underwater-photographer-of-the-year-2015-winners-in-pictures
<p>Winner hopes his photograph of a short snouted seahorse – that beat <a href="http://www.upylondon.com/">thousands of entries</a> from 40 countries – will raise awareness of the species’ dramatic decline</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2015/feb/26/underwater-photographer-of-the-year-2015-winners-in-pictures">Continue reading...</a>EnvironmentWildlifeMarine lifeZoologyPhotographyThu, 26 Feb 2015 11:26:33 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2015/feb/26/underwater-photographer-of-the-year-2015-winners-in-picturesGuardian Staff2015-02-26T11:26:33ZUK backs £315m renewable energy projectshttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/26/uk-backs-315m-renewable-energy-projects
<p>More than a dozen windfarms and five solar farms are among first projects to receive financial support under contracts for difference</p><p>More than a dozen new onshore wind farms are to receive financial backing through the coalition government’s reformed renewable incentive scheme, along with two offshore wind projects and five solar farms.</p><p>The contracts for the new renewable energy projects amount to more than &pound;315m in total, spread across five renewable technologies, and taken together should produce more than 2GW of new generation capacity, enough to power 1.4m homes.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/26/uk-backs-315m-renewable-energy-projects">Continue reading...</a>Renewable energyEnergyWind powerSolar powerGreen politicsUK newsThu, 26 Feb 2015 13:21:28 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/26/uk-backs-315m-renewable-energy-projectsFiona Harvey, environment correspondent2015-02-26T13:21:28ZWorld's first all-female patrol protecting South Africa's rhinoshttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/26/worlds-first-all-female-patrol-protecting-south-africas-rhinos
<p>Unarmed Black Mambas recruited from local communities are guarding nature reserve inside the Greater Kruger national park </p><p>The battle against the poaching that <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/jan/22/record-number-rhinos-killed-south-africa-2014">kills a rhino every seven hours in South Africa</a> has acquired a new weapon: women.</p><p>The <a href="https://www.facebook.com/blackmambasapu">Black Mambas</a> are all young women from local communities, and they patrol inside the Greater Kruger national park unarmed. Billed as the first all-female unit of its kind in the world, they are not just challenging poachers, but the status quo.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/26/worlds-first-all-female-patrol-protecting-south-africas-rhinos">Continue reading...</a>Illegal wildlife tradeEnvironmentNational parksWildlifeSouth AfricaAfricaAnimalsConservationWomenEndangered speciesThu, 26 Feb 2015 08:00:01 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/26/worlds-first-all-female-patrol-protecting-south-africas-rhinosJeffrey Barbee2015-02-26T08:00:01ZEnergy company could end funding for climate change denierhttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/03/wei-hock-soon-climate-change-denier-grants-exxon-mobil
<p>Scientist Dr Wei-Hock Soon, who accepted $1.25m in funding from Exxon Mobil and others, defends his record and attacks ‘politically motivated groups’</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/03/wei-hock-soon-climate-change-denier-grants-exxon-mobil">Continue reading...</a>Climate changeEnvironmentUS newsUS politicsWorld newsClimate change scepticismOil and gas companiesOilTue, 03 Mar 2015 21:11:42 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/03/wei-hock-soon-climate-change-denier-grants-exxon-mobilJessica Glenza in New York2015-03-03T21:11:42ZWeasel-riding-woodpecker picture prompts weighty Twitter debatehttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/03/weasel-and-woodpecker-combo-soar-to-top-of-online-charts
<p>#WeaselPecker trends on Twitter as Photoshop fans have fun with apparently genuine image of weasel flying on bird’s back through London park</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/03/weasel-and-woodpecker-combo-soar-to-top-of-online-charts">Continue reading...</a>WildlifeEnvironmentBirdsTwitterTechnologySocial mediaMediaAnimalsUK newsPhotographyArt and designTue, 03 Mar 2015 18:59:41 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/03/weasel-and-woodpecker-combo-soar-to-top-of-online-chartsMark Smith and agencies2015-03-03T18:59:41ZFive things we've learned about the state of the UK's environmenthttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/03/five-things-weve-learned-about-the-state-of-the-uks-environment
<p>Every five years the European Environment Agency reports on the state of Europe’s environment – here’s how the UK fares in <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/03/air-pollution-will-kill-thousands-in-europe-eea-warns">its latest update</a></p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/03/five-things-weve-learned-about-the-state-of-the-uks-environment">Continue reading...</a>EnvironmentEuropeEuropean UnionWorld newsTravel and transportWaterFarmingRenewable energyWasteUK newsOrganicsTue, 03 Mar 2015 08:53:57 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/03/five-things-weve-learned-about-the-state-of-the-uks-environmentFiona Harvey2015-03-03T08:53:57ZCanadian government pushing First Nations to give up land rights for oil and gas profitshttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/true-north/2015/mar/03/documents-harper-pushing-first-nations-to-shelve-rights-buy-into-resource-rush
<p>Harper government organized private meetings between oil firms and Indigenous chiefs to try and gain support for oil and gas pipelines and other investments located on their lands, documents reveal<br></p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/true-north/2015/mar/03/documents-harper-pushing-first-nations-to-shelve-rights-buy-into-resource-rush">Continue reading...</a>EnvironmentIndigenous peoplesCanadaOil sandsOilMiningEnergyTue, 03 Mar 2015 06:02:10 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/true-north/2015/mar/03/documents-harper-pushing-first-nations-to-shelve-rights-buy-into-resource-rushMartin Lukacs2015-03-03T06:02:10ZHow lax legislation is killing the wildlife in Europehttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/03/how-lax-legislation-is-killing-the-wildlife-in-europe
<p>There are no elephants or rhino to kill in Europe, but birds are being hunted with impunity because of loopholes and inconsistencies in conservation laws</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/03/how-lax-legislation-is-killing-the-wildlife-in-europe">Continue reading...</a>WildlifeEnvironmentConservationBirdsEndangered habitatsEndangered speciesWorld newsUK newsIllegal wildlife tradeTue, 03 Mar 2015 06:01:08 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/03/how-lax-legislation-is-killing-the-wildlife-in-europeBradnee Chambers and Jacques Trouvilliez2015-03-03T06:01:08ZLet’s hear it for the harehttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/03/country-diary-wildlife-hares
<p><strong>Norton Marshes, Norfolk:</strong> Briefly this mammal had the weird proportions of a grasshopper</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/03/country-diary-wildlife-hares">Continue reading...</a>EnvironmentRural affairsWildlifeUK newsTue, 03 Mar 2015 05:30:07 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/03/country-diary-wildlife-haresMark Cocker2015-03-03T05:30:07ZWA Greens move to compensate organic farmers for GM contaminationhttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/03/wa-greens-move-compensate-organic-farmers-gm-contamination
<p>Motion to create national GM contamination insurance scheme comes after farmer Steve Marsh claims he lost organic certification after GM canola drifted on to his land </p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/03/wa-greens-move-compensate-organic-farmers-gm-contamination">Continue reading...</a>GMFarmingWestern AustraliaWestern Australian politicsAustralia newsOrganicsAustralian politicsTue, 03 Mar 2015 04:32:19 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/03/wa-greens-move-compensate-organic-farmers-gm-contaminationAustralian Associated Press2015-03-03T04:32:19ZBay of Whales is a terrifying place to swim, says oceans campaignerhttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/02/bay-of-whales-is-a-terrifying-place-to-swim-says-oceans-campaigner
<p>British endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh has completed a swim in the most southerly place possible on Earth, to call for creation of a marine protected area</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/02/bay-of-whales-is-a-terrifying-place-to-swim-says-oceans-campaigner">Continue reading...</a>OceansEnvironmentAntarcticaWorld newsMon, 02 Mar 2015 14:11:55 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/02/bay-of-whales-is-a-terrifying-place-to-swim-says-oceans-campaignerPress Association2015-03-02T14:11:55ZSunbathing seals and harmonious birds: your February wildlife photoshttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/guardianwitness-blog/gallery/2015/mar/02/sunbathing-seals-and-harmonious-birds-your-february-wildlife-photos
<p>We asked you to share your February pictures of the wildlife around the world with which we share our outdoor spaces. Here’s our pick of the best</p><ul><li><a href="http://gu.com/p/464tz/stw">Join in March’s Wildlife on your doorstep via GuardianWitness</a></li></ul> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/guardianwitness-blog/gallery/2015/mar/02/sunbathing-seals-and-harmonious-birds-your-february-wildlife-photos">Continue reading...</a>WildlifeEnvironmentMon, 02 Mar 2015 13:00:03 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/guardianwitness-blog/gallery/2015/mar/02/sunbathing-seals-and-harmonious-birds-your-february-wildlife-photosGuardian readers and Tom Stevens2015-03-02T13:00:03ZWorst drought on record dries up São Paulo's main water reserves – in pictureshttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2015/feb/25/worst-drought-on-record-dries-up-sao-paulos-main-water-reserves-in-pictures
<p>Water shortage in Brazil’s largest city is forcing some to hoard and recycle water as levels in the Cantareira reservoir fall to 6% of its total capacity</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2015/feb/25/worst-drought-on-record-dries-up-sao-paulos-main-water-reserves-in-pictures">Continue reading...</a>DroughtEnvironmentBrazilWaterAmericasClimate changeWed, 25 Feb 2015 09:51:53 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2015/feb/25/worst-drought-on-record-dries-up-sao-paulos-main-water-reserves-in-picturesEric Hilaire2015-02-25T09:51:53ZSchoolboy finds koala 'trying to drive' family car – in pictureshttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2015/feb/24/koala-tries-to-drive-in-pictures
<p>A schoolboy from rural Victoria returned home to find a koala behind the wheel of his family’s Land Rover. Sam Box, 15, told Nine News that he had just stepped off the school bus when he noticed the koala ‘trying to drive’ </p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2015/feb/24/koala-tries-to-drive-in-pictures">Continue reading...</a>WildlifeAustralia newsEnvironmentAnimalsVictoriaTue, 24 Feb 2015 02:21:11 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2015/feb/24/koala-tries-to-drive-in-picturesGuardian Staff2015-02-24T02:21:11ZThe week in wildlife - in pictureshttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2015/feb/20/the-week-in-wildlife-in-pictures
<p>Fighting rhinos, a young whale calf<strong> </strong>and a three-toed sloth feature in this week’s round-up of images from the natural world</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2015/feb/20/the-week-in-wildlife-in-pictures">Continue reading...</a>EnvironmentAnimalsZoologyFri, 20 Feb 2015 13:39:49 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2015/feb/20/the-week-in-wildlife-in-picturesJo Blason2015-02-20T13:39:49ZThe week in wildlife – in pictureshttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2015/feb/13/the-week-in-wildlife-in-pictures
<p>A wandering bear cub, spring flowers and a fighting gorilla feature in this week’s selection of images from the natural world</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2015/feb/13/the-week-in-wildlife-in-pictures">Continue reading...</a>EnvironmentWildlifeAnimalsWorld newsZoologyFri, 13 Feb 2015 13:22:10 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2015/feb/13/the-week-in-wildlife-in-picturesGuardian Staff2015-02-13T13:22:10ZThe week in wildlife – in pictureshttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2015/feb/06/the-week-in-wildlife-in-pictures
<p>Macaques in snowy trees, a colourful chameleon and a feisty young eagle feature in this week’s round-up of images from the natural world</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2015/feb/06/the-week-in-wildlife-in-pictures">Continue reading...</a>EnvironmentWildlifeAnimalsWorld newsZoologyFri, 06 Feb 2015 13:08:41 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2015/feb/06/the-week-in-wildlife-in-picturesEric Hilaire2015-02-06T13:08:41ZWildlife under threat from Asia's poaching crisis – in pictureshttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2015/feb/05/wildlife-under-threat-from-asias-poaching-crisis-in-pictures
<p>It’s not just tigers, elephants and rhinos that are threatened by poaching. As Nepal hosts a Zero Poaching in Asia symposium this week, the WWF highlight 10 lesser-known Asian species being slaughtered to satisfy a growing demand for illegal wildlife products</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2015/feb/05/wildlife-under-threat-from-asias-poaching-crisis-in-pictures">Continue reading...</a>Illegal wildlife tradeWildlifeEndangered speciesConservationAnimalsNepalAsia PacificThu, 05 Feb 2015 11:05:10 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2015/feb/05/wildlife-under-threat-from-asias-poaching-crisis-in-picturesGuardian Staff2015-02-05T11:05:10ZEuropean Tree of the Year competition – in pictureshttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2015/feb/02/european-tree-of-the-year-competition-in-pictures
<p>France has a ‘beard tree’, UK ‘Major Oak’, Czech Republic has a ‘dragon pine’ and Italy has a majestic olive tree that is 2,000-year-old, then there is the ‘nail tree’ of Belgium and Estonia’s oak that is slap bang in the middle of a football pitch. There are more, and all are fascinating specimen of nature – old and ancient, silent witnesses of history, each with a fascinating story behind it. Below is the selection of some of the top trees of Europe, you can vote your favourite for <a href="http://www.treeoftheyear.org/uvod.aspx">the European tree of the year</a> </p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2015/feb/02/european-tree-of-the-year-competition-in-pictures">Continue reading...</a>Trees and forestsEnvironmentConservationEuropeWorld newsUK newsMon, 02 Feb 2015 16:38:52 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2015/feb/02/european-tree-of-the-year-competition-in-picturesGuardian Staff2015-02-02T16:38:52ZWeather view: your January pictureshttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/guardianwitness-blog/gallery/2015/feb/02/weather-view-your-january-pictures
<p>We asked you to share your most striking images of the weather in January from around the world. Here are some of our favourites. Thanks to everyone who contributed</p><ul><li><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/jan/13/weather-view-photos-readers-around-world">You can submit in your February weather pictures via the latest GuardianWitness Weather view assignment</a></li></ul> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/guardianwitness-blog/gallery/2015/feb/02/weather-view-your-january-pictures">Continue reading...</a>EnvironmentWeatherUS weatherAustralia weatherMon, 02 Feb 2015 13:30:08 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/guardianwitness-blog/gallery/2015/feb/02/weather-view-your-january-picturesGuardian readers2015-02-02T13:30:08ZThe week in wildlife – in pictureshttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2015/jan/30/the-week-in-wildlife-in-pictures
<p>A playful baby elephant and an uncomfortably close view of a crocodile’s jaws are included in this week’s round-up of the best images from the natural world</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2015/jan/30/the-week-in-wildlife-in-pictures">Continue reading...</a>EnvironmentWildlifeAnimalsWorld newsZoologyFri, 30 Jan 2015 15:25:32 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2015/jan/30/the-week-in-wildlife-in-picturesEric Hilaire2015-01-30T15:25:32ZIn flight and on the run: your January wildlife photoshttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/guardianwitness-blog/gallery/2015/jan/30/in-flight-and-on-the-run-your-january-wildlife-photos
<p>We asked you to share your January pictures of the wildlife around the world with which we share our outdoor spaces. Here’s our pick of the best </p><ul><li><a href="http://gu.com/p/459xp/stw">Join in February’s Wildlife on your doorstep via GuardianWitness</a></li></ul> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/guardianwitness-blog/gallery/2015/jan/30/in-flight-and-on-the-run-your-january-wildlife-photos">Continue reading...</a>WildlifeEnvironmentFri, 30 Jan 2015 15:00:03 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/guardianwitness-blog/gallery/2015/jan/30/in-flight-and-on-the-run-your-january-wildlife-photosGuardian readers and Tom Stevens2015-01-30T15:00:03ZThe week in wildlife – in pictureshttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2015/jan/23/the-week-in-wildlife-in-pictures
<p>A bathing Bengal tiger, wintry horses and San Francisco’s bird mystery feature in this week’s round-up of images from the natural world</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2015/jan/23/the-week-in-wildlife-in-pictures">Continue reading...</a>EnvironmentWildlifeAnimalsWorld newsZoologyFri, 23 Jan 2015 16:46:10 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2015/jan/23/the-week-in-wildlife-in-picturesEric Hilaire2015-01-23T16:46:10ZSnapshots from Tanzania's wildlife reserves – in pictureshttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2015/jan/22/snapshots-from-tanzanias-wildlife-reserves-in-pictures
<p>The Serengeti national park and adjacent Ngorongoro conservation area in northern Tanzania are famous for their diverse and abundant African wildlife, from the ‘big five’ to migrating giraffes, wildebeests, zebras and gazelles</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2015/jan/22/snapshots-from-tanzanias-wildlife-reserves-in-pictures">Continue reading...</a>WildlifeNational parksEnvironmentConservationThu, 22 Jan 2015 17:09:09 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2015/jan/22/snapshots-from-tanzanias-wildlife-reserves-in-picturesEric Hilaire2015-01-22T17:09:09ZMontana residents line up for pure drinking water after major oil spill contaminates supply - in pictureshttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2015/jan/21/montana-yellowstone-river-oil-spill-contamination
<p>After a major oil spill along the Yellowstone river in Montana on Sunday, elevated levels of benzene – a cancer-causing component of oil – were detected in the drinking water of the nearby Glendive. While the EPA supervises the spill cleanup, truckloads of bottled water were brought in for the 6,000 people in and around the agricultural community</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2015/jan/21/montana-yellowstone-river-oil-spill-contamination">Continue reading...</a>Oil spillsMontanaUS newsWaterEnvironmentOilFossil fuelsOilWed, 21 Jan 2015 16:27:38 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2015/jan/21/montana-yellowstone-river-oil-spill-contaminationGuardian staff and agencies2015-01-21T16:27:38ZClimbing high: readers' photos of trees - in pictureshttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/guardianwitness-blog/gallery/2015/jan/21/readers-photos-trees-in-pictures
<p>We asked you to share your photos of trees around the world as part of <a href="https://witness.theguardian.com/assignment/54a6ba0be4b0fa04a20dc0bd">GuardianWitness</a>’ bi-weekly readers’ assignment. Here is a selection of our favourites</p><ul><li><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2015/jan/20/readers-assignment-gatherings">Readers’ assignment: gatherings</a><br></li></ul> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/guardianwitness-blog/gallery/2015/jan/21/readers-photos-trees-in-pictures">Continue reading...</a>Trees and forestsEnvironmentWed, 21 Jan 2015 12:30:07 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/guardianwitness-blog/gallery/2015/jan/21/readers-photos-trees-in-picturesGuardian readers and Rachel Obordo2015-01-21T12:30:07ZEveryday climate change – in pictureshttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2015/jan/20/everyday-climate-change-in-pictures
<p>Inspired by the co-founder of <a href="http://instagram.com/everydayafrica">Everydayafrica</a>, photographer James Whitlow Delano launched <a href="http://instagram.com/everydayclimatechange">Everydayclimatechange</a>, an Instagram feed where photographers from five continents share their images as evidence that climate change is real and to raise awareness of the situation around the world</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2015/jan/20/everyday-climate-change-in-pictures">Continue reading...</a>EnvironmentClimate changePhotographyWorld newsTue, 20 Jan 2015 12:18:49 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2015/jan/20/everyday-climate-change-in-picturesEverydayclimatechange2015-01-20T12:18:49ZFossil fuel industry caught taking a page out of the tobacco playbookhttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-consensus-97-per-cent/2015/mar/02/fossil-fuel-industry-caught-taking-a-page-out-of-the-tobacco-playbook
<p>Fossil fuel funded Willie Soon is just a pawn in the game of delaying climate action<br></p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-consensus-97-per-cent/2015/mar/02/fossil-fuel-industry-caught-taking-a-page-out-of-the-tobacco-playbook">Continue reading...</a>Climate changeClimate change scepticismFossil fuelsClimate changeScienceMon, 02 Mar 2015 14:00:02 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-consensus-97-per-cent/2015/mar/02/fossil-fuel-industry-caught-taking-a-page-out-of-the-tobacco-playbookDana Nuccitelli2015-03-02T14:00:02ZEiffel tower embraces wind powerhttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/25/eiffel-tower-embraces-wind-power
<p>US-based renewable energy company has successfully installed two vertical axis wind turbines on the iconic tower, <a href="http://www.businessgreen.com/bg/news/2396878/eiffel-tower-embraces-wind-power">BusinessGreen reports</a><br></p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/25/eiffel-tower-embraces-wind-power">Continue reading...</a>Wind powerEnvironmentRenewable energyFranceWorld newsEnergyEuropeWed, 25 Feb 2015 18:17:05 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/25/eiffel-tower-embraces-wind-powerJames Murray for BusinessGreen, part of the Guardian Environment Network2015-02-25T18:17:05ZWith climate change, US presidents matterhttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-consensus-97-per-cent/2015/feb/25/with-climate-change-us-presidents-matter
<p>Barack Obama cements legacy as the first climate-aware president</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-consensus-97-per-cent/2015/feb/25/with-climate-change-us-presidents-matter">Continue reading...</a>Keystone XL pipelineClimate changeClimate change scepticismOil sandsOilFossil fuelsEnergyWed, 25 Feb 2015 14:00:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-consensus-97-per-cent/2015/feb/25/with-climate-change-us-presidents-matterJohn Abraham2015-02-25T14:00:00ZThe critical flaw in the EU's climate planhttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/25/eu-climate-change-plan-critical-flaw-in
<p>A successful EU climate pledge must look beyond emissions within Europe and include collaborative proposals to reduce pollution in developing nations as well</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/25/eu-climate-change-plan-critical-flaw-in">Continue reading...</a>Global climate talksClimate changeGreenhouse gas emissionsEnvironmentEuropean UnionEuropeGlobal developmentWed, 25 Feb 2015 11:49:51 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/25/eu-climate-change-plan-critical-flaw-inBruce Babbitt and Nigel Purvis2015-02-25T11:49:51ZInsurance giant's cycling 'study' shows the perils of poor statisticshttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/bike-blog/2015/feb/25/insurance-giants-cycling-study-shows-the-perils-of-poor-statistics
<p>Aviva has released what it bills as major research on cycle safety around London. But it’s badly flawed.<br></p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/bike-blog/2015/feb/25/insurance-giants-cycling-study-shows-the-perils-of-poor-statistics">Continue reading...</a>CyclingRoad safetyAvivaWed, 25 Feb 2015 00:19:29 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/bike-blog/2015/feb/25/insurance-giants-cycling-study-shows-the-perils-of-poor-statisticsPeter Walker2015-02-25T00:19:29ZIs Bolivia going to frack 'Mother Earth'?http://www.theguardian.com/environment/andes-to-the-amazon/2015/feb/23/bolivia-frack-mother-earth
<p>First steps towards producing shale gas meet with increasing concern among Bolivian civil society</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/andes-to-the-amazon/2015/feb/23/bolivia-frack-mother-earth">Continue reading...</a>EnvironmentGasShale gas and frackingEnergyFossil fuelsBoliviaAmericasTue, 24 Feb 2015 00:39:06 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/andes-to-the-amazon/2015/feb/23/bolivia-frack-mother-earthDavid Hill2015-02-24T00:39:06ZClimatology versus Pseudoscience book tests whose predictions have been righthttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-consensus-97-per-cent/2015/feb/23/climatology-versus-pseudoscience-new-book-checks-whose-predictions-have-been-right
<p>New book investigates climate prediction accuracy to determine who’s credible<br></p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-consensus-97-per-cent/2015/feb/23/climatology-versus-pseudoscience-new-book-checks-whose-predictions-have-been-right">Continue reading...</a>Climate changeClimate change scepticismClimate changeScienceMon, 23 Feb 2015 14:00:01 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-consensus-97-per-cent/2015/feb/23/climatology-versus-pseudoscience-new-book-checks-whose-predictions-have-been-rightDana Nuccitelli2015-02-23T14:00:01ZA WWII veteran's lifelong love for cyclinghttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/bike-blog/2015/feb/23/a-wwii-veterans-lifelong-love-for-cycling
<p>Norman Ellis Gregory’s primary mode of transport was Lancaster bombers during the war, but he never gave up his bike. These days he cycles up to 5,000 miles every year </p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/bike-blog/2015/feb/23/a-wwii-veterans-lifelong-love-for-cycling">Continue reading...</a>CyclingEnvironmentSecond world warUK newsMon, 23 Feb 2015 11:30:05 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/bike-blog/2015/feb/23/a-wwii-veterans-lifelong-love-for-cyclingHugh Gladstone2015-02-23T11:30:05ZCritically endangered pangolins rescued, then sold as foodhttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/world-on-a-plate/2015/feb/20/critically-endangered-pangolins-rescued-then-sold-as-food
<p>Vietnamese officials illegally trade 42 protected pangolins, placing a spotlight on the creatures, which are the most trafficked wild mammals in the world</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/world-on-a-plate/2015/feb/20/critically-endangered-pangolins-rescued-then-sold-as-food">Continue reading...</a>EnvironmentFri, 20 Feb 2015 14:34:41 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/world-on-a-plate/2015/feb/20/critically-endangered-pangolins-rescued-then-sold-as-foodEmma Bryce2015-02-20T14:34:41ZThe UK must fight for better World Bank environment policyhttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/andes-to-the-amazon/2015/feb/19/uk-must-fight-better-world-bank-environment-policy
<p>Proposed changes to Bank safeguards described as “dismantling 30 years of policy evolution”</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/andes-to-the-amazon/2015/feb/19/uk-must-fight-better-world-bank-environment-policy">Continue reading...</a>EnvironmentThu, 19 Feb 2015 22:01:55 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/andes-to-the-amazon/2015/feb/19/uk-must-fight-better-world-bank-environment-policyDavid Hill2015-02-19T22:01:55ZHas the Hunting Act stopped cruelty towards foxes?http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/18/has-hunting-act-stopped-cruelty-towards-foxes-10-years-on
<p>It’s 10 years since fox hunting was banned in the UK but the battle lines are still drawn, with hunters saying the law has failed and should be repealed, while animal welfare groups hail its success </p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/18/has-hunting-act-stopped-cruelty-towards-foxes-10-years-on">Continue reading...</a>EnvironmentHuntingAnimalsWildlifeUK newsAnimal welfareRural affairsWed, 18 Feb 2015 13:33:26 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/18/has-hunting-act-stopped-cruelty-towards-foxes-10-years-onKarl Mathiesen2015-02-18T13:33:26ZThe rise of cycle touring – from crazy to coolhttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/bike-blog/2015/feb/18/the-rise-of-cycle-touring-from-crazy-to-cool
<p>When Trevor Ward cycled to the Sahara in the 1980s his roadie friends laughed at him. Now, plenty of roadies are swapping carbon racers for steel touring bikes and the UK is set to have its first cycle touring festival </p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/bike-blog/2015/feb/18/the-rise-of-cycle-touring-from-crazy-to-cool">Continue reading...</a>CyclingEnvironmentLife and styleWed, 18 Feb 2015 10:05:06 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/bike-blog/2015/feb/18/the-rise-of-cycle-touring-from-crazy-to-coolTrevor Ward2015-02-18T10:05:06ZEU's energy union must overcome serious obstacleshttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/25/eu-energy-union-must-overcome-serious-obstacles
<p>As the European commission sets out its plans to harmonise the energy systems of member states, despite the potential benefits there remain huge barriers to success </p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/25/eu-energy-union-must-overcome-serious-obstacles">Continue reading...</a>EnergyEnvironmentEuropean UnionEuropeGreenhouse gas emissionsWed, 25 Feb 2015 12:43:53 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/25/eu-energy-union-must-overcome-serious-obstaclesFiona Harvey2015-02-25T12:43:53ZThe truth behind the wind power subsidies rowhttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/13/truth-behind-wind-turbines-subsidies-power-row
<p>Do claims in a recent IPPR report that 100 UK wind turbines are receiving unfair subsidies at a cost of £400m to consumers add up? Fiona Harvey investigates</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/13/truth-behind-wind-turbines-subsidies-power-row">Continue reading...</a>Wind powerEnvironmentRenewable energyEnergyUK newsFri, 13 Feb 2015 11:08:31 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/13/truth-behind-wind-turbines-subsidies-power-rowFiona Harvey2015-02-13T11:08:31ZHow winter is losing its cool in US citieshttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/04/how-winter-is-losing-its-cool-in-us-cities
<p>Warmer winters might sound like a welcome prospect, but they can also hit crops, allow pests to flourish and ruin ski resorts, <a href="http://www.climatecentral.org/news/winter-is-losing-its-cool-18635">reports Climate Central</a></p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/04/how-winter-is-losing-its-cool-in-us-cities">Continue reading...</a>EnvironmentUS newsWorld newsGreenhouse gas emissionsClimate changeWed, 04 Feb 2015 18:08:35 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/04/how-winter-is-losing-its-cool-in-us-citiesClimate Central, part of the Guardian Environment Network2015-02-04T18:08:35ZGreece: Syriza juggles coal, pipelines and climate ambitionshttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/jan/26/greece-syriza-juggles-coal-pipelines-and-climate-ambitions
<p>Syriza may be eco-friendly on renewables, energy efficiency and decentralised energy production but it faces internal tensions over plans for new coal plants and, potentially, the world’s biggest gas pipeline</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/jan/26/greece-syriza-juggles-coal-pipelines-and-climate-ambitions">Continue reading...</a>Climate changeGreeceWorld newsEnvironmentEmissions tradingEuropeEnergyCoalEuropean UnionBusinessMon, 26 Jan 2015 17:45:55 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/jan/26/greece-syriza-juggles-coal-pipelines-and-climate-ambitionsArthur Neslen in Brussels2015-01-26T17:45:55ZGM crop vote was just the beginning of Europe's biotech battlehttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/jan/19/gm-crop-vote-was-just-the-beginning-of-europes-biotech-battle
<p>A recent EU vote allows states to cultivate GM crops, with the first expected to be grown in the UK in 2017, but big hurdles remain</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/jan/19/gm-crop-vote-was-just-the-beginning-of-europes-biotech-battle">Continue reading...</a>GMEnvironmentFarmingUK newsEuropean UnionEuropeWorld newsFoodScienceAgricultureMon, 19 Jan 2015 10:47:23 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/jan/19/gm-crop-vote-was-just-the-beginning-of-europes-biotech-battleArthur Neslen, Brussels2015-01-19T10:47:23ZScottish government decision on fracking imminenthttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/jan/19/scottish-government-decision-on-fracking-imminent
The next few weeks will be crunch time for the future of fracking in Scotland – an issue whose profile was raised by the referendum <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/jan/19/scottish-government-decision-on-fracking-imminent">Continue reading...</a>Shale gas and frackingScottish National party (SNP)EnergyFossil fuelsGasEnvironmentScotlandUK newsPoliticsMon, 19 Jan 2015 07:00:18 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/jan/19/scottish-government-decision-on-fracking-imminentLibby Brooks2015-01-19T07:00:18ZNo whey forward – future of Britain’s dairy industry hangs in the balancehttp://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/jan/12/dairy-industry-crisis-falling-milk-prices-national-farmers-union
<p>Years of falling milk prices could spell an end to the fresh, safely produced dairy products we take for granted</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/jan/12/dairy-industry-crisis-falling-milk-prices-national-farmers-union">Continue reading...</a>FarmingAgricultureBusinessRural affairsFood safetyFoodMon, 12 Jan 2015 17:53:41 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/jan/12/dairy-industry-crisis-falling-milk-prices-national-farmers-unionFiona Harvey and Rebecca Smithers2015-01-12T17:53:41ZKeystone, climate change and the US economy: the truth behind the mythshttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/jan/06/keystone-xl-pipeline-climate-change-us-economy-truth-behind-myths
<p>Six-plus years of robust debate has led to plenty of speculation about the perceived benefits of the pipeline – some of which are drastically overstated</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/jan/06/keystone-xl-pipeline-climate-change-us-economy-truth-behind-myths">Continue reading...</a>Keystone XL pipelineOilEnergyFossil fuelsOil sandsClimate changeEnvironmentAmericasUS newsCanadaTue, 06 Jan 2015 12:00:11 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/jan/06/keystone-xl-pipeline-climate-change-us-economy-truth-behind-mythsSuzanne Goldenberg in Washington2015-01-06T12:00:11ZPlummeting oil price casts shadow over fracking's futurehttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/jan/06/oil-price-casts-shadow-over-frackings-future
<p>The price of oil has dropped to around $55 per barrel, but fracking companies need prices of $60-100 to break even, <a href="http://www.climatenewsnetwork.net/frackings-future-doubt-oil-price-plummets/?utm_source=Climate+News+Network&amp;utm_campaign=6e79431e1f-Fracking_faces_crisis1_6_2015&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_be2a364987-6e79431e1f-18430005">reports Climate News Network</a></p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/jan/06/oil-price-casts-shadow-over-frackings-future">Continue reading...</a>EnvironmentOilOilBusinessShale gas and frackingEnergyFossil fuelsTue, 06 Jan 2015 11:17:01 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/jan/06/oil-price-casts-shadow-over-frackings-futureKieran Cooke for Climate News Network, part of the Guardian Environment Network2015-01-06T11:17:01ZLima climate change talks end in agreement - but who won?http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/dec/14/lima-climate-change-talks-who-won
This weekend’s deal on cutting greenhouse gas emissions gave everyone at the talks in Peru what they came for - sort of <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/dec/14/lima-climate-change-talks-who-won">Continue reading...</a>Cop 20: UN climate change conference | LimaGlobal climate talksEnvironmentClimate changePeruAmericasWorld newsSun, 14 Dec 2014 11:47:41 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/dec/14/lima-climate-change-talks-who-wonSuzanne Goldenberg in Lima2014-12-14T11:47:41ZPressure on Australia to slash emissions – but no cost-effective policy to get us therehttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/nov/12/pressure-on-australia-to-slash-emissions-but-no-cost-effective-policy-to-get-us-there
<p>We have been shouting so loudly about how we had to avoid getting ‘ahead of the world’ that we seemed not to notice we were being left behind</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/nov/12/pressure-on-australia-to-slash-emissions-but-no-cost-effective-policy-to-get-us-there">Continue reading...</a>Greenhouse gas emissionsAustralian politicsEnvironmentAustralia newsClimate changeTony AbbottWed, 12 Nov 2014 07:40:52 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/nov/12/pressure-on-australia-to-slash-emissions-but-no-cost-effective-policy-to-get-us-thereLenore Taylor, political editor2014-11-12T07:40:52ZUS eyes buffet option in global climate talkshttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/oct/17/buffet-option-global-climate-talks
Deal would allow US to join other countries in cutting carbon dioxide emissions but avoid having to obtain Senate ratification <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/oct/17/buffet-option-global-climate-talks">Continue reading...</a>Global climate talksClimate changeGreen politicsEnvironmentUS politicsUS newsWorld newsFri, 17 Oct 2014 17:34:41 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/oct/17/buffet-option-global-climate-talksSuzanne Goldenberg, US environment correspondent2014-10-17T17:34:41ZUK wind power bests nuclear power – for a few symbolic minuteshttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/oct/06/uk-wind-power-bests-nuclear-power-for-a-few-symbolic-minutes
<p>Stormy weather and dip in nuclear marks new record for electricity generation from wind, reports <a href="http://www.carboncommentary.com/2014/10/06/wind-power-exceeds-nuclear-output-for-a-few-minutes/">Carbon Commentary</a></p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/oct/06/uk-wind-power-bests-nuclear-power-for-a-few-symbolic-minutes">Continue reading...</a>EnvironmentWind powerNuclear powerUK newsEnergyWeatherMon, 06 Oct 2014 12:14:27 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/oct/06/uk-wind-power-bests-nuclear-power-for-a-few-symbolic-minutesChris Goodall for Carbon Commentary, part of the Guardian Environment Network2014-10-06T12:14:27ZDespite the UN climate summit, fossil fuel firms are still in for the long-termhttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/sep/29/despite-the-un-climate-summit-fossil-fuel-firms-are-still-in-for-the-long-term
<p>Either the world is gearing up to tackle climate change, or there are long-term profits for companies exploiting oil, gas and coal reserves. Both propositions can’t be true</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/sep/29/despite-the-un-climate-summit-fossil-fuel-firms-are-still-in-for-the-long-term">Continue reading...</a>Climate changeEnvironmentGlobal climate talksFossil fuelsEnergyCoalOilGasRenewable energyUnited NationsWorld newsMon, 29 Sep 2014 11:35:27 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/sep/29/despite-the-un-climate-summit-fossil-fuel-firms-are-still-in-for-the-long-termFiona Harvey in New York2014-09-29T11:35:27ZNelson Mandela's widow calls for urgent climate action at UNhttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/sep/23/un-climate-change-summit-partial-results-speeches-obama
<p>Nelson Mandela’s widow Graça Machel says leaders failed to rise to challenge after day of impassioned speeches at UN<br></p><ul><li><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/sep/20/us-climate-change-aid-poor-nations-un-summit">US refuses to commit to climate change aid for poor nations</a></li></ul> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/sep/23/un-climate-change-summit-partial-results-speeches-obama">Continue reading...</a>Global climate talksClimate changeUnited NationsNew YorkUS newsWorld newsClimate changeBarack ObamaObama administrationChinaDavid CameronFranceFrançois HollandeWed, 24 Sep 2014 16:55:54 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/sep/23/un-climate-change-summit-partial-results-speeches-obamaSuzanne Goldenberg in New York2014-09-24T16:55:54ZThe truth about the peer-reviewed science produced by Japan's whalinghttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/sep/18/the-truth-about-the-peer-reviewed-science-produced-by-japans-whaling
<p>Japan claims southern ocean whaling had led to 666 peer-reviewed papers, but international court says there are just two</p><p>• <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/sep/18/japan-whaling-southern-ocean-iwc-ruling">Japan defies IWC ruling on ‘scientific whaling’</a></p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/sep/18/the-truth-about-the-peer-reviewed-science-produced-by-japans-whaling">Continue reading...</a>WhalingEnvironmentWhalesJapanWorld newsAnimalsAustralia newsOceansCetaceansConservationMarine lifeAsia PacificThu, 18 Sep 2014 12:10:02 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/sep/18/the-truth-about-the-peer-reviewed-science-produced-by-japans-whalingJustin McCurry2014-09-18T12:10:02ZClimate change report by Lord Stern shows there's still time – justhttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/sep/16/climate-change-report-lord-stern-carbon-emissions
Study says halting rise of carbon emissions is achievable at modest cost, but this is nothing new. What's stopping us? <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/sep/16/climate-change-report-lord-stern-carbon-emissions">Continue reading...</a>Climate changeFossil fuelsNicholas SternWind powerSolar powerPollutionEnvironmentShale gas and frackingUK newsTue, 16 Sep 2014 06:00:04 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/sep/16/climate-change-report-lord-stern-carbon-emissionsFiona Harvey, environment correspondent2014-09-16T06:00:04ZEnvironment minister Greg Hunt admits Great Barrier Reef is in troublehttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/aug/14/environment-minister-greg-hunt-admits-great-barrier-reef-is-in-trouble
<p>Australia’s environment minister says the reef’s health has ‘some real negatives’ following the release of a new report</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/aug/14/environment-minister-greg-hunt-admits-great-barrier-reef-is-in-trouble">Continue reading...</a>Great Barrier ReefClimate changeEnvironmentGreg HuntAustralian politicsAustralia newsQueenslandWorld newsThu, 14 Aug 2014 05:53:59 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/aug/14/environment-minister-greg-hunt-admits-great-barrier-reef-is-in-troubleOliver Milman2014-08-14T05:53:59ZReshuffle risks smashing left-right green consensushttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/jul/16/greg-barker-departure-green-toryism
Several prominent green Tories have been forced out of their jobs in recent months, and green businesses are worried <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/jul/16/greg-barker-departure-green-toryism">Continue reading...</a>Green politicsEnvironmentConservativesPoliticsUK newsWed, 16 Jul 2014 17:59:41 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/jul/16/greg-barker-departure-green-toryismFiona Harvey, environment correspondent2014-07-16T17:59:41ZGreenpeace head targeted by intelligence agencies, spy cables reveal – videohttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2015/feb/24/greenpeace-head-intelligence-agencies-spy-cables-video
Leaked intelligence documents obtained by al-Jazeera and the Guardian reveal that before the 2010 G20 summit in Seoul, South Korean intelligence asked their South African counterparts for secret information on the environmental campaigner Kumi Naidoo. They linked him with two other South Africans listed by the Koreans as 'dangerous persons' <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2015/feb/24/greenpeace-head-intelligence-agencies-spy-cables-video">Continue reading...</a>Kumi NaidooGreenpeaceSouth KoreaG20World newsEspionageTue, 24 Feb 2015 18:02:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2015/feb/24/greenpeace-head-intelligence-agencies-spy-cables-videoSeumas Milne, Ewen MacAskill, Guy Grandjean and Adam Sich2015-02-24T18:02:00ZMore than 170 pilot whales stranded on the New Zealand coast - videohttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2015/feb/13/pilot-whales-stranded-beach-new-zealand-coast-video
Some 25 pilot whales have died after around 170 found themselves beached on New Zealand's northern coast. Rescuers are working to save the surviving whales, but more were expected to die as night fell, hampering rescue efforts. Rangers from New Zealand's Department of Conservation say this is the largest number of beached whales in 20 years <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2015/feb/13/pilot-whales-stranded-beach-new-zealand-coast-video">Continue reading...</a>WhalesNew ZealandCetaceansMarine lifeWildlifeAsia PacificWorld newsFri, 13 Feb 2015 15:06:30 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2015/feb/13/pilot-whales-stranded-beach-new-zealand-coast-videoGuardian Staff2015-02-13T15:06:30ZOrange chemical cloud blankets Catalan towns after explosion at factory in Spain – videohttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2015/feb/12/orange-chemical-cloud-catalonia-spain-explosion-video
A large orange cloud spreads over several towns in northern Spain after an explosion at a chemical plant on Thursday. Three people were injured in the incident and authorities advised nearby residents to stay indoors to avoid the toxic chemicals. One of the chemicals released, nitric acid, is corrosive and can be harmful <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2015/feb/12/orange-chemical-cloud-catalonia-spain-explosion-video">Continue reading...</a>PollutionCataloniaSpainEnvironmentEuropeWorld newsThu, 12 Feb 2015 15:09:48 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2015/feb/12/orange-chemical-cloud-catalonia-spain-explosion-videoGuardian Staff2015-02-12T15:09:48ZShark tooth art on display in London - videohttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2015/feb/11/shark-tooth-art-exhibition-london-video
The Sea Life Aquarium in London is opening an exhibition of miniature sculptures carved entirely out of shark teeth. Organisers hope the art exhibit will challenge the way people think about sharks. Artist Hedley Wiggan has carved various creatures out of the teeth, which were shed naturally by the sharks. The exhibition runs from 14 February to 1 March <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2015/feb/11/shark-tooth-art-exhibition-london-video">Continue reading...</a>SharksLondonEnvironmentWed, 11 Feb 2015 18:02:19 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2015/feb/11/shark-tooth-art-exhibition-london-videoGuardian Staff2015-02-11T18:02:19ZVenomous eastern brown snake strikes repeatedly at camera in Australia – videohttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2015/feb/09/venomous-eastern-brown-snake-camera-australia-video
A dramatic video shows the world's second most venomous snake repeatedly striking at a camera in Australia. The footage was filmed by an employee of a pest control company in New South Wales using a camera attached to a three-metre pole. The aggressive eastern brown snake repeatedly coils its body and lunges towards the film-maker, hitting the lens with its fangs on several occasions before slithering away into the bush <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2015/feb/09/venomous-eastern-brown-snake-camera-australia-video">Continue reading...</a>SnakesAustralia newsAnimalsWorld newsMon, 09 Feb 2015 15:08:09 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2015/feb/09/venomous-eastern-brown-snake-camera-australia-videoGuardian Staff2015-02-09T15:08:09ZStarlings form shapely sight in Israeli sky - videohttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2015/feb/02/starlings-israel-sky-video-murmuration
A flock of starlings form dazzling patterns over the sky in southern Israel. Thousands of birds help make up the 'murmuration' caught on camera on Monday afternoon. Starlings group together for many reasons but primarily for safety, as larger predators find it hard to target one bird amid a hypnotising flock of thousands <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2015/feb/02/starlings-israel-sky-video-murmuration">Continue reading...</a>BirdsEnvironmentIsraelMiddle East and North AfricaMon, 02 Feb 2015 22:37:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2015/feb/02/starlings-israel-sky-video-murmurationGuardian Staff2015-02-02T22:37:00ZElusive African golden cat is filmed attacking monkeys – videohttp://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2015/jan/29/elusive-african-golden-cat-captured-on-camera-video
Extremely rare footage of an African golden cat, filmed by scientists, shows it hunting in Kibale national park in Uganda. The Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology released the video, which shows a group of red colobus monkeys gathered around a tree stump before the big cat suddenly pounces on one of the monkeys<br /><br />• Read more: <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/jan/29/first-ever-footage-african-golden-cat-sheds-light-species">Dramatic footage of African golden cat sheds light on species</a> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2015/jan/29/elusive-african-golden-cat-captured-on-camera-video">Continue reading...</a>WildlifeAnimalsAfricaWorld newsUgandaConservationThu, 29 Jan 2015 10:42:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2015/jan/29/elusive-african-golden-cat-captured-on-camera-videoGuardian Staff2015-01-29T10:42:00ZSmog journeys: A short film about air pollution in China – videohttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2015/jan/23/smog-journeys-short-film-about-air-pollution-china-jia-zhangke-video
Chinese director Jia Zhangke has a history of making films with a social message and has previously been censored by the Chinese government for his work. He was nominated for a Palme d'Or in 2013 at Cannes and won the Golden Lion at Venice in 2006 for past work. In this film he tackles the air quality crisis which has seen particulate pollution at levels 20 times WHO safety limits in Beijing and other cities. "The one thing that fascinated and shocked me the most was the fact that even on smoggy days, people still lived their lives as usual," he said of the new short, made for <a href="http://www.greenpeace.org/eastasia/news/blog/clean-air-doesnt-come-to-those-who-wait/blog/51926/">Greenpeace</a> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2015/jan/23/smog-journeys-short-film-about-air-pollution-china-jia-zhangke-video">Continue reading...</a>PollutionEnvironmentChinaWorld newsAsia PacificCitiesGreenpeaceFri, 23 Jan 2015 17:20:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2015/jan/23/smog-journeys-short-film-about-air-pollution-china-jia-zhangke-videoGuardian Staff2015-01-23T17:20:00ZTiger census shows India's population has increased by 30% – video reporthttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2015/jan/21/tiger-census-india-population-increased-30-per-cent-video
India's 2014 tiger census finds the country is now home to 2,226 tigers, making up 70% of the world's population. The figure increased by 30% in three years despite threats of poaching and habitat loss. The World Wildlife Foundation say the world has lost 97% of its tiger population in just over a century <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2015/jan/21/tiger-census-india-population-increased-30-per-cent-video">Continue reading...</a>Endangered speciesAnimalsEnvironmentWildlifeConservationIndiaWorld newsSouth and Central AsiaWed, 21 Jan 2015 09:47:49 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2015/jan/21/tiger-census-india-population-increased-30-per-cent-videoGuardian Staff2015-01-21T09:47:49ZFlatback turtle hatchlings studied prior to release in Australia – videohttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2015/jan/20/flatback-turtle-hatchlings-australia-studied-prior-to-release-video
A group of flatback turtle hatchlings are studied at the Aquarium of Western Australia before their release into the ocean off northern Australia. The animals, listed as vulnerable, are only known to breed on Australian beaches. Once they are bigger, the group of 31 turtles will be tagged and set free <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2015/jan/20/flatback-turtle-hatchlings-australia-studied-prior-to-release-video">Continue reading...</a>ConservationAustralia newsMarine lifeEnvironmentAnimalsTue, 20 Jan 2015 12:38:23 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2015/jan/20/flatback-turtle-hatchlings-australia-studied-prior-to-release-videoGuardian Staff2015-01-20T12:38:23ZOrangutang released into wild in Sumatra after operation to restore sight – videohttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2015/jan/12/blind-orangutang-released-wild-sumatra-video
Gober was a blind orangutan who was rescued and given a ground-breaking operation to restore her sight in 2012. She spent four years in rescue centre in Sumatra, run by the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme, during which time she gave birth to twins after mating with a blind male. Last week, conservationists took the huge step of releasing her into the wild with her four year-old twins <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2015/jan/12/blind-orangutang-released-wild-sumatra-video">Continue reading...</a>EnvironmentIndonesiaConservationAnimalsEndangered speciesWorld newsAsia PacificMon, 12 Jan 2015 10:27:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2015/jan/12/blind-orangutang-released-wild-sumatra-videoGuardian Staff2015-01-12T10:27:00ZTokyo's Tsukiji fish market auctions first tuna of 2015 - videohttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2015/jan/05/tokyo-tsukiji-fish-market-auctions-tuna-2015-video
Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market sells its first Pacific bluefin tuna of the year - with its owner netting the catch for a mere 4.51m yen (£24,500). Kiyoshi Kimura, who runs a chain of sushi restaurants, said he was surprised after securing the 180kg tuna for such a low price. Two years ago, he paid a record 155.4m yen for a slightly bigger bluefin <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2015/jan/05/tokyo-tsukiji-fish-market-auctions-tuna-2015-video">Continue reading...</a>FishingOceansAsia PacificJapanWorld newsTokyoMon, 05 Jan 2015 19:32:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2015/jan/05/tokyo-tsukiji-fish-market-auctions-tuna-2015-videoGuardian Staff2015-01-05T19:32:00ZGreat Barrier Reef 'has sex' via mass egg release – videohttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2014/dec/18/great-barrier-reef-sex-egg-spawning-video
The reef spawns for a second time this year – a rare occurrence. Marine scientists say the egg release, coral's way of reproducing, usually happens once a year and its timing is unpredictable. The full moon slows the tidal flow to just twice a day, allowing the eggs to float in the calmer waters. The Great Barrier Reef is regarded as the best place in the world to watch this phenomenon as it has the most diverse coral system and spawning off the Queensland coast involves 60% of the varieties of coral <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2014/dec/18/great-barrier-reef-sex-egg-spawning-video">Continue reading...</a>Great Barrier ReefWorld newsAustralia newsEnvironmentWildlifeMarine lifeThu, 18 Dec 2014 00:08:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2014/dec/18/great-barrier-reef-sex-egg-spawning-videoGuardian Staff2014-12-18T00:08:00ZLima climate change conference reaches deal - videohttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2014/dec/14/lima-climate-change-conference-reaches-deal-video1
Negotiators attending the Lima climate change talks agree on Sunday on a new style of global deal due in 2015 to combat climate change. The Peruvian environment minister and COP 20 [Conference of the Parties] president Manuel Pulgar Vidal says the agreement is not perfect, but that all involved parties' concerns are addressed. Campaigners have said the text is too weak for a good global deal <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2014/dec/14/lima-climate-change-conference-reaches-deal-video1">Continue reading...</a>Cop 20: UN climate change conference | LimaClimate changePeruWorld newsSun, 14 Dec 2014 11:33:33 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2014/dec/14/lima-climate-change-conference-reaches-deal-video1Guardian Staff2014-12-14T11:33:33ZGreenpeace activists' Nazca Lines stunt angers Peruvian government - videohttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2014/dec/10/peru-greenpeace-nazca-lines-stunt-government-video
Peru's government says it is going to press criminal charges against a group of Greenpace activists who trespassed on the country's historical <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazca_Lines">Nazca lines</a>. The stunt saw the group lay down a banner that reads 'Time for Change: The Future is Renewable.' A Greenpeace spokeswoman says the group were careful not to do damage to the Unesco world heritage site <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2014/dec/10/peru-greenpeace-nazca-lines-stunt-government-video">Continue reading...</a>GreenpeacePeruAmericasEnvironmentClimate changeUnited NationsWorld newsWed, 10 Dec 2014 09:41:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2014/dec/10/peru-greenpeace-nazca-lines-stunt-government-videoGuardian Staff2014-12-10T09:41:00ZSea turtles released near Great Barrier Reef after rehabilitation – videohttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2014/dec/02/sea-turtles-released-into-great-barrier-reef-queensland
Two sea turtles have been released into the waters of Queensland's Great Barrier Reef after being rehabilitated in captivity. One of the animals was thought to have been hit by a boat and attacked by a crocodile. Both spent time in a dedicated turtle hospital at the Reef HQ aquarium. In recent years<a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/aug/15/dredging-report-queensland-barrier-reef"> warnings over the impact of coastal industrialisation</a> on turtles and other animals have increased, with seabed dredging to allow the export Queensland's natural resources of particular concern <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2014/dec/02/sea-turtles-released-into-great-barrier-reef-queensland">Continue reading...</a>Great Barrier ReefAustralia newsQueenslandMarine lifeWorld newsAnimalsTue, 02 Dec 2014 03:04:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2014/dec/02/sea-turtles-released-into-great-barrier-reef-queenslandGuardian Staff2014-12-02T03:04:00ZChimpanzees in Uganda forced to steal from maize plantations to survive - videohttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2014/oct/23/chimpanzees-uganda-kibale-national-park-steal-maize
The great apes are facing new challenges to coexist with humans. Their home, the Kibale national park, is increasingly being encroached as agricultural fields keep getting closer to the forest. For chimpanzees inhabiting the patch next to the fields, borders are risky areas. But the animals have devised a way to avoid confrontation with humans – they conduct nocturnal raids. This footage shows chimpanzees taking maize from a plantation inside the park <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2014/oct/23/chimpanzees-uganda-kibale-national-park-steal-maize">Continue reading...</a>WildlifeUgandaEnvironmentEndangered speciesNational parksJane GoodallThu, 23 Oct 2014 11:08:45 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2014/oct/23/chimpanzees-uganda-kibale-national-park-steal-maizeguardian.co.ukchimpanzee steals maize in Kibale National Park, Uganda Photograph: guardian.co.ukGuardian Staff2014-10-23T11:08:45ZShark attack victim recovers in hospital in Australia - videohttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2014/oct/17/shark-attack-victim-recovers-gosford-new-south-wales-australia-hospital-video
A 13-year-old Australian girl is in hospital in Gosford, New South Wales, after being bitten three times by a shark on the foot. Kirra-Belle Olsson was surfing at Avoca beach when the metre-long shark attacked her, leaving her with deep lacerations to her calf and foot. Authorities have closed the beach and told people not to enter the water <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2014/oct/17/shark-attack-victim-recovers-gosford-new-south-wales-australia-hospital-video">Continue reading...</a>SharksAustralia newsMarine lifeNew South WalesEnvironmentWorld newsFri, 17 Oct 2014 10:07:49 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2014/oct/17/shark-attack-victim-recovers-gosford-new-south-wales-australia-hospital-videoGuardian Staff2014-10-17T10:07:49ZTropical spider 'burrowed under man's skin through scar' - video reporthttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2014/oct/16/tropical-spider-burrows-mans-skin-bali-video
An Australian man claims he had a tropical spider surgically removed from his body after discovering it had burrowed into his stomach. Twenty-one-year-old Dylan Thomas says he was on holiday in Bali last weekend when he awoke to find a mysterious red trail on his chest. He says doctors initially thought it was an insect bite but later discovered a spider inside his stomach. Thomas's story has not been verified by the Guardian and <a href="http://www.snopes.com/horrors/insects/balispider.asp">some commentators have cast doubt on his version of events</a> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2014/oct/16/tropical-spider-burrows-mans-skin-bali-video">Continue reading...</a>EnvironmentBaliAustralia newsAsia PacificSpidersThu, 16 Oct 2014 18:34:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2014/oct/16/tropical-spider-burrows-mans-skin-bali-videoGuardian Staff2014-10-16T18:34:00ZPollution haze envelops parts of China – videohttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2014/oct/09/pollution-haze-china-video
A heavy pollution haze covers parts of northern and central China, disrupting traffic and making residents sick. Authorities in north China's Hebei province issued an orange haze alert on Thursday after air quality became increasingly hazardous to people's health. Thirteen sections of highway were also temporarily closed in the region due to poor visibility <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2014/oct/09/pollution-haze-china-video">Continue reading...</a>PollutionChinaAsia PacificEnvironmentWorld newsThu, 09 Oct 2014 11:35:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2014/oct/09/pollution-haze-china-videoGuardian Staff2014-10-09T11:35:00ZPNC Bank reduces financing for coal mining projects involving mountaintop removal/sustainable-business/2015/mar/03/pnc-bank-coal-financing-environment-mountaintop-removal-mining
<p>Joining JP Morgan, Wells Fargo and others, the Pittsburgh-based bank says it will stop financing coal companies that rely on environmentally damaging mountaintop removal for more than a quarter of their production</p><p>PNC Bank has said it will no longer finance coal companies that rely on mountaintop removal for more than 25% of their production. <br />The bank in 2010 stopped financing companies that engage in the controversial practice for more than 50% of their production. But the new policy, which came out as part of the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based bank’s <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/business/series/us-small-business">corporate responsibility report </a>(pdf) Monday, means that the largest US coal producers will no longer be able to get credit from the bank, experts say. </p><p>“Driven by environmental and health concerns, as well as our risk appetite, we introduced a mountaintop removal (MTR) financing policy in late 2010 and subsequently enhanced that policy in 2014,” the report says.</p> <a href="/sustainable-business/2015/mar/03/pnc-bank-coal-financing-environment-mountaintop-removal-mining">Continue reading...</a>Guardian sustainable businessBusinessFinancial sectorInvestingBankingEnvironmentCoalMiningMiningEnergyFossil fuelsUS newsWorld newsTue, 18 Nov 2014 13:59:47 GMT/sustainable-business/2015/mar/03/pnc-bank-coal-financing-environment-mountaintop-removal-miningSiri Srinivas2014-11-18T13:59:47ZUK should be given power to regulate GM crops, MPs say/environment/2015/feb/26/uk-should-be-given-power-to-regulate-gm-crops-mps-say
<p>Science and technology committee damns EU rules on authorisations for genentically-modified crops as politicised and unscientific</p><p>The UK should be handed the regulatory power to green light genetically-modified crops because the EU’s GM rules are politicised and unscientific, an influential committee of MPs have said.</p><p>A new report from the committee is damning of regulatory delays caused by the EU’s consideration of GM under a ‘precautionary principle’ which obliges caution where scientific evidence is insufficient, inconclusive or uncertain.</p> <a href="/environment/2015/feb/26/uk-should-be-given-power-to-regulate-gm-crops-mps-say">Continue reading...</a>GMFarmingScienceFoodUK newsEuropeEuropean UnionAgricultureTue, 18 Nov 2014 13:59:47 GMT/environment/2015/feb/26/uk-should-be-given-power-to-regulate-gm-crops-mps-sayArthur Neslen in Brussels2014-11-18T13:59:47ZWildlife on your doorstep: Marchhttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/02/wildlife-on-your-doorstep-march
<p>With March arriving the northern hemisphere will be looking for early signs of spring, while the southern hemisphere is heading into its first weeks of autumn. We’d love to see your photos of the March wildlife near you</p><ul><li><a href="http://gu.com/p/464h7/stw">Readers’ February wildlife photos via GuardianWitness</a></li></ul> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/02/wildlife-on-your-doorstep-march">Continue reading...</a>WildlifeEnvironmentMon, 02 Mar 2015 12:56:28 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/02/wildlife-on-your-doorstep-marchTom Stevens and Guardian readers2015-03-02T12:56:28ZCoo roo-c'too-coo! Enter the captivating world of pigeon fanciershttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/27/pigeon-fanciers-brotherhood-breeders-bio-artists
<p>Raising and showing selectively bred birds is a world away from pigeons’ unjust image of ‘rats with wings’ – and it’s a hobby that helps forge lifelong friendships</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/27/pigeon-fanciers-brotherhood-breeders-bio-artists">Continue reading...</a>BirdsAnimalsCaliforniaUS newsEnvironmentWildlifeWorld newsFri, 27 Feb 2015 13:30:10 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/27/pigeon-fanciers-brotherhood-breeders-bio-artistsSydney Parker2015-02-27T13:30:10ZThree cases of leprosy in eastern Florida 'linked to armadillos'http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/27/three-cases-leprosy-florida-linked-armadillos
<ul><li>Experts stress public has little cause for alarm</li><li>‘There’s more interaction with armadillos than you might think’</li></ul> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/27/three-cases-leprosy-florida-linked-armadillos">Continue reading...</a>WildlifeAnimalsEnvironmentFloridaUS newsHealthUS healthcareFri, 27 Feb 2015 12:00:13 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/27/three-cases-leprosy-florida-linked-armadillosJessica Glenza in New York2015-02-27T12:00:13ZOwl attacks prompt Dutch town to arm itself with umbrellashttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/25/european-eagle-owl-attacks-dutch-town-purmerend
<ul><li>European eagle owl sends many victims in Purmerend to hospital</li><li>Expert says hormone levels or time in captivity may be to blame</li></ul> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/25/european-eagle-owl-attacks-dutch-town-purmerend">Continue reading...</a>BirdsNetherlandsWorld newsAnimalsEuropeWildlifeWed, 25 Feb 2015 16:14:13 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/25/european-eagle-owl-attacks-dutch-town-purmerendAgence France-Presse in The Hague2015-02-25T16:14:13ZQuokka deaths on Rottnest Island spark police investigationhttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/25/quokka-deaths-on-rottnest-island-spark-police-investigation
<p>Five quokkas that were found stuffed head-first into tree protectors and another lying nearby had ‘clearly been killed’, say authorities</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/25/quokka-deaths-on-rottnest-island-spark-police-investigation">Continue reading...</a>Endangered speciesWestern AustraliaPerthWildlifeAnimalsAustralia newsConservationCrime - AustraliaWed, 25 Feb 2015 04:57:58 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/25/quokka-deaths-on-rottnest-island-spark-police-investigationCalla Wahlquist2015-02-25T04:57:58ZCorals face 'slow starvation' from ingesting plastics pollution, experts findhttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/25/corals-face-slow-starvation-from-ingesting-plastics-pollution-experts-find
<p>Corals such as those found on the Great Barrier Reef consume ‘microplastics’ in the sea at the same rate as their normal food but cannot expel the fragments</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/25/corals-face-slow-starvation-from-ingesting-plastics-pollution-experts-find">Continue reading...</a>PollutionAustralia newsGreat Barrier ReefEnvironmentCoralMarine lifeWildlifeWorld newsWed, 25 Feb 2015 02:08:50 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/25/corals-face-slow-starvation-from-ingesting-plastics-pollution-experts-findOliver Milman2015-02-25T02:08:50ZIndia's tiger success story may be based on inaccurate census, says studyhttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/24/indias-tiger-success-story-may-be-based-on-inaccurate-census-says-study
<p>Reports that India’s tiger population has risen by a third in four years are based on an unreliable count method says a new Oxford study</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/24/indias-tiger-success-story-may-be-based-on-inaccurate-census-says-study">Continue reading...</a>Endangered speciesEnvironmentConservationIndiaAnimalsWildlifeTue, 24 Feb 2015 16:36:25 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/24/indias-tiger-success-story-may-be-based-on-inaccurate-census-says-studyAdam Vaughan2015-02-24T16:36:25ZFlorida manatees rescued from drain – videohttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2015/feb/24/florida-manatees-rescued-from-drain-video
Up to 19 manatees are rescued after they got trapped in a drain leading from a marine inlet in Settle Beach in Florida. Wildlife experts use heavy lifting equipment to pull the creatures from the drains one by one. Some of the animals have scrapes and bruises. It is believed they might have swum there in search of warmer water during a cold snap. All of the manatees were released into the nearby Indian River Lagoon <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2015/feb/24/florida-manatees-rescued-from-drain-video">Continue reading...</a>Marine lifeFloridaWildlifeAnimalsUS newsWorld newsTue, 24 Feb 2015 14:17:38 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2015/feb/24/florida-manatees-rescued-from-drain-videoGuardian Staff2015-02-24T14:17:38ZCambodia leader says work on mega-dam will not start until at least 2018http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/24/cambodia-leader-says-work-on-mega-dam-will-not-start-until-at-least-2018
<p>Hun Sen attempts to stop opposition to dam in Areng Valley, a day after Cambodia deported Spanish activist Alex Gonzalez-Davidson</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/24/cambodia-leader-says-work-on-mega-dam-will-not-start-until-at-least-2018">Continue reading...</a>HydropowerEnvironmentCambodiaWorld newsActivismRiversWildlifeConservationAsia PacificTue, 24 Feb 2015 09:06:50 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/24/cambodia-leader-says-work-on-mega-dam-will-not-start-until-at-least-2018Associated Press2015-02-24T09:06:50ZBirdwatch: Kingfisherhttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/22/birdwatch-kingfisher-somerset
<a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/22/birdwatch-kingfisher-somerset">Continue reading...</a>BirdwatchingBirdsWildlifeAnimalsEnvironmentSun, 22 Feb 2015 21:30:08 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/22/birdwatch-kingfisher-somersetStephen Moss2015-02-22T21:30:08ZDavid Attenborough calls on Chinese president to end ivory tradehttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/20/david-attenborough-calls-on-chinese-president-end-ivory-trade
<p>Broadcaster joins a host of celebrities, MPs and conservationists who have signed an open letter to China’s president Xi Jinping urging him to act now to save African elephants from extinction, ahead of Prince Willam’s visit next month</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/20/david-attenborough-calls-on-chinese-president-end-ivory-trade">Continue reading...</a>Illegal wildlife tradeEndangered speciesChinaConservationDavid AttenboroughXi JinpingAnimalsWildlifeAsia PacificEnvironmentFri, 20 Feb 2015 06:00:03 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/20/david-attenborough-calls-on-chinese-president-end-ivory-tradeAdam Vaughan2015-02-20T06:00:03ZRecord number of sea lion pup strandings blamed on warmer oceanhttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/19/sea-lion-pup-strandings-blamed-on-warmer-ocean
<p>More than 900 hungry infants rescued along California coast as mothers fail to return soon enough from difficult hunt for fish, say US scientists</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/19/sea-lion-pup-strandings-blamed-on-warmer-ocean">Continue reading...</a>Marine lifeOceansWildlifeCaliforniaUS newsWorld newsThu, 19 Feb 2015 03:47:49 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/19/sea-lion-pup-strandings-blamed-on-warmer-oceanReuters in San Francisco2015-02-19T03:47:49ZSiberian tiger video suggests species is returning to China, conservationists sayhttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/19/rare-siberian-tiger-caught-on-camera-china-first-time-60-years
<p>Video of a mother tiger and her cubs is a sign the endangered Siberian tiger could be making a comeback in China after it was largely wiped out over 65 year ago</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/19/rare-siberian-tiger-caught-on-camera-china-first-time-60-years">Continue reading...</a>WildlifeEndangered speciesEnvironmentAnimalsConservationChinaAsia PacificThu, 19 Feb 2015 00:01:04 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/19/rare-siberian-tiger-caught-on-camera-china-first-time-60-yearsAdam Vaughan2015-02-19T00:01:04ZDeep in the Siberian taiga, on the trail of Russia's elusive tigershttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/18/siberian-tiger-census-in-russias-far-east
<p>More than 2,000 people are combing Russia’s far east for signs of the elusive wild cats to find out whether efforts to reverse their decline have been a success</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/18/siberian-tiger-census-in-russias-far-east">Continue reading...</a>WildlifeConservationRussiaAnimalsEndangered speciesWorld newsEnvironmentWed, 18 Feb 2015 15:36:03 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/18/siberian-tiger-census-in-russias-far-eastShaun Walker near Vladivostok2015-02-18T15:36:03ZPrivatisation of UK woodlands is happening by the backdoorhttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/blog/2015/feb/17/privatisation-uk-woodlands-happening-by-backdoor
<p>Plans to build luxury holiday cabins, majority-owned by venture capitalists, in public forests put protected wildlife and their habitats at risk</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/blog/2015/feb/17/privatisation-uk-woodlands-happening-by-backdoor">Continue reading...</a>Trees and forestsWildlifeConservationBirdsEnvironmentCaroline SpelmanUK newsTue, 17 Feb 2015 13:03:35 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/blog/2015/feb/17/privatisation-uk-woodlands-happening-by-backdoorMark Avery2015-02-17T13:03:35Z'Rewilding' dingoes could help reverse decline of Australia's native wildlifehttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/17/rewilding-dingoes-help-reverse-decline-australias-native-wildlife
<p>Scientists say altering dingo-proof fencing to allow the predators into a NSW national park to prey upon pests could help restore balance to the ecosystem</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/17/rewilding-dingoes-help-reverse-decline-australias-native-wildlife">Continue reading...</a>Endangered speciesWildlifeAustralia newsSouth AustraliaQueenslandAnimalsConservationEnvironmentRural AustraliaVictoriaTue, 17 Feb 2015 03:02:12 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/17/rewilding-dingoes-help-reverse-decline-australias-native-wildlifeOliver Milman2015-02-17T03:02:12ZFour arrested for allegedly attempting to export 150 native animals to Europehttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/16/four-arrested-for-allegedly-attempting-to-export-150-native-animals-to-europe
<p>Suspects could face 10 years’ jail after wildlife including skinks, geckos, frogs and pygmy pythons was found by customs hidden in luggage and parcels</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/16/four-arrested-for-allegedly-attempting-to-export-150-native-animals-to-europe">Continue reading...</a>Illegal wildlife tradeWildlifeEnvironmentAustralia newsConservationAnimalsWorld newsEuropeCzech RepublicRussiaWestern AustraliaMon, 16 Feb 2015 03:07:30 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/16/four-arrested-for-allegedly-attempting-to-export-150-native-animals-to-europeAustralian Associated Press2015-02-16T03:07:30ZNew Zealand rescuers refloat 60 stranded whaleshttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/15/new-zealand-rescuers-refloat-60-stranded-whales
<p>Whales ‘swimming into deep water’ after help from volunteers and conservation staff following mass stranding on Farewell Spit at top of South Island</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/15/new-zealand-rescuers-refloat-60-stranded-whales">Continue reading...</a>WhalesNew ZealandAsia PacificCetaceansMarine lifeWildlifeConservationSat, 14 Feb 2015 23:02:05 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/15/new-zealand-rescuers-refloat-60-stranded-whalesAustralian Associated Press2015-02-14T23:02:05ZNew Zealand rescuers hope to save 60 stranded whaleshttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/14/two-hundred-pilot-whales-stranded-on-new-zealand-spit
<p>Conservation staff and volunteers refloat remaining pilot whales after about 140 die during beaching on Farewell Spit at top of South Island<br></p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/14/two-hundred-pilot-whales-stranded-on-new-zealand-spit">Continue reading...</a>WhalesNew ZealandConservationAsia PacificCetaceansMarine lifeWildlifeWorld newsSat, 14 Feb 2015 12:00:55 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/14/two-hundred-pilot-whales-stranded-on-new-zealand-spitChris Johnston2015-02-14T12:00:55ZUnder the sun: Australia's largest solar farm set to sprout in a Queensland fieldhttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/02/under-the-sun-australias-largest-solar-farm-set-to-sprout-in-a-queensland-field
<p>A sea of glass panels may soon be sprawling across a paddock in Queensland’s Darling Downs cranking out two gigawatts of energy – 100 times more than the largest solar farm in Australia today – and a former top flight barrister is the unusual shining light behind its development</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/02/under-the-sun-australias-largest-solar-farm-set-to-sprout-in-a-queensland-field">Continue reading...</a>Solar powerEnergyEnergyAustralia newsQueenslandRenewable energyClimate changeEmissions tradingSun, 01 Mar 2015 23:14:23 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/02/under-the-sun-australias-largest-solar-farm-set-to-sprout-in-a-queensland-fieldJoshua Robertson2015-03-01T23:14:23ZUN urges global move to meat and dairy-free diethttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2010/jun/02/un-report-meat-free-diet
Lesser consumption of animal products is necessary to save the world from the worst impacts of climate change, UN report says <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2010/jun/02/un-report-meat-free-diet">Continue reading...</a>FoodClimate changeGreenhouse gas emissionsThe meat industryEnvironmentAgricultureSciencePopulationUnited NationsWorld newsKatineFood & drinkLife and styleWed, 02 Jun 2010 17:09:35 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2010/jun/02/un-report-meat-free-dietHO/ReutersAn cattle ranch in Mato Grosso, Brazil. The UN says agriculture is on a par with fossil fuel consumption because both rise rapidly with increased economic growth. Photograph: Daniel Beltra/GreenpeaceHO/ReutersAn aerial view shows a cattle ranch at Estancia Bahia, Mato Grosso in Brazil on August 8, 2008. Photograph: HO/ReutersFelicity Carus2010-06-02T17:09:35ZWhy whale poo mattershttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/georgemonbiot/2014/dec/12/how-whale-poo-is-connected-to-climate-and-our-lives
<p>Not only does nutrient-rich whale poo help reverse the effects of climate change – it’s a remarkable example that nothing in the natural world occurs in isolation<br></p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/georgemonbiot/2014/dec/12/how-whale-poo-is-connected-to-climate-and-our-lives">Continue reading...</a>ConservationWhalesCetaceansMarine lifeWildlifeOceansScienceEnvironmentClimate changeGreenhouse gas emissionsFri, 12 Dec 2014 07:00:04 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/georgemonbiot/2014/dec/12/how-whale-poo-is-connected-to-climate-and-our-livesGeorge Monbiot2014-12-12T07:00:04Z